CSS Decryption Library Released by Videolan.org

javilon writes "libdvdcss is the cross-platform library used by vlc, the VideoLAN Client, to access DVDs with transparent CSS decryption. It is the first library based on the vlc codebase, but others are planned. VideoLAN is a project of students from the École Centrale, Paris. Coming from a research background they could have some legal coverage to fight the RIAA in France. " VLC is currently the best DVD player for Linux. apt-get install vlc-gtk for you deb heads. Check it out. It's not 100%, but its pretty damn good.

Comments

Re:Is that a fact?

[Anonymous Coward]

You should take a look at a newer version of vlc - I submitted a patch to allow full-screen xvideo playback a few versions ago. libdvdcss has many advantages over libcss, including not requiring the region to be set on a DVD drive as well as being supported on more platforms (windows, BeOS, linux, *BSD)

Dialogue between MPAA and the French

[Hobart]

• [clop clop]

• VALENTI: Halt! Hallo! Hallo!

• GUARD: 'Allo! Who is zis?

• VALENTI: It is Jack VALENTI, and these are the Knights of the Motion Picture Association of America. Who's castle is this?

• GUARD: This is the castle of Our Master Ruiz' de lu la Ramper

• VALENTI: Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. If he will give us food and shelter for the night he may have software that plays DVD discs!

• GUARD: Well, I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen... Uh, he's already got one, you see?

• VALENTI: What?

• GALAHAD: He says they've already got one!

• VALENTI: Are you sure he's got one?

• GUARD: Oh, yes, it's very nice-a [To Other Guards] I told him we already got one.

• OTHER GUARDS: [Laughing]

• VALENTI: Well, um, can we come up and have a look?

• GUARD: Of course not! You are American types-a!

• VALENTI: Well, what are you then?

• GUARD: I'm French! Why do think I have this outrageous accent, you silly Jack Valenti person!

• GALAHAD: Where is your license to the CSS code?

• GUARD: Mind your own business!

• VALENTI: If you will not show us your license, we shall take your castle by litigation!

• GUARD: You don't frighten us, MPAA pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called VALENTI-Jack, you and all your silly MPAA kaniggets. Thppppt!

• GALAHAD: What a strange person.

• VALENTI: Now look here, my good man!

• GUARD: I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough water! I fart in your general direction! You mother was a hamster and your father smelt of eldeberries.

• GALAHAD: Is there someone else up there we could talk to?

• GUARD: No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time-a!

Re:Saw libdvdcss on Freshmeat.net...

[OmegaDan]

Imagine the prospect of france being on the right end of an argument!

whowhatwhere?!

[Lord Omlette]

"RIAA in France." Recording Industry Association of America... In France... That alone is incredibly silly, but what does the RIAA have to do with CSS? I thought that was MPAA?

Peace,
Amit
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