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Legitimate uses for DeCSS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

Tabercil writes "Interesting article at the Washington Post, which among other things points out that DeCSS does have valid uses, and that the industry's paranoia over DeCSS is overblown." A reasonable mainstream summary of all the DVD related legal hype. Interesting that the libdvdcss folks have never had a bump with the law, but instead DeCSS takes all the brunt even tho nobody uses it.

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  1. Quiet! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Interesting that the libdvdcss folks have never had a bump with the law...
    SHHHHHHH!

    Don't give them any ideas. ;-)
  2. Haha by DougMackensie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh sure. Whats next?
    Legitimate uses for Mp3s?

  3. Re:I wonder... by moonbender · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean they need a reason now? ;)

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  4. Re:yeah by cmeans · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yes, but to be honest, it's likely they would all be VB programmers :)

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  5. Re:DeCSS Perl Code by NamShubCMX · · Score: 3, Funny

    someone reminds me why Ive never got into perl...? :)

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