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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. FP I fail it by Trolling4Dollars · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey! Where are all the "w00t! It's summer" trolls today? Considering that it IS actually summer today... ;P -1 Offtopic.

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    1. Re:FP I fail it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's not summer. It's winter. Stop being silly.

  2. Re:now if only... by Adrodieu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    actually, I had posted the first post by an AC... forgot to allow cookies and it didn't log me in. Thanks for your input though.

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  3. css.. by Ishkibble · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    CSS is to encryption, as MTV is to music.

    they both suck!

  4. Please mod parent down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    -1, aidsnigger

  5. Re:why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You tongue your mom's ass with that mouth?