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Originally Posted by tirsales
It is, yes. And yes, this effectively forbids looking a DVD with an open-source-player on Linux, because those players circumvent the copy-protection system. The same would apply to any other player/reader/etc who circumvents the copy-protection-mechanism, and that means nearly all open-source-readers.
And that is the reason why I dispise any DRM-system out there. Of course, I could circumvent the DRM (it is easy) - but hey, if I buy my stuff, I at least want to use it legally... And if I'd have to use it illegally - well, I'm not going to buy it.
I understand you only too well. Nevertheless: A system that forces legitimate users into criminality is not a system worth considering or paying money too.
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But the post was about it being illegal to rip a CD you own to Mp3. Is that the case in Germany?? Even when I do buy a CD, I immediately rip it to Mp3 so that I've got a backup of it.
Although not being able to view a DVD on any player you wanted .... that strikes me as really really strange. Bizarre in fact.
However, you'll get no argument from me on the fact that the DRM systems are really screwball.