From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 30 04:23:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D56A637B401; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 04:23:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from 21322530218.direct.eti.at (21322530218.direct.eti.at [213.225.30.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13C8E43F85; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 04:23:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tilman@arved.de) Received: from huckfinn.arved.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h6UBNkeg069988; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:23:47 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from tilman@arved.de) Received: (from tilman@localhost) by huckfinn.arved.de (8.12.9/8.12.6/Submit) id h6UBNk0d069987; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:23:46 +0200 (CEST) X-Authentication-Warning: huckfinn.arved.de: tilman set sender to tilman@arved.de using -f Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 13:23:46 +0200 From: Tilman Linneweh To: lioux@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20030730112346.GK12339@huckfinn.arved.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: multimedia/libdvdcss and the DMCA X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:23:50 -0000 --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Mario, Hello List. I think libdvdcss should be marked RESTRICTED, but IANAL. According to the libdvdcss FAQ: Is libdvdcss legal?=20 The use and distribution of the libdvdcss library is controversial in a few= countries such as the United States because of a law called the DMCA (Digi= tal Millennium Copyright Act). If you are unsure about the legality of usin= g and distributing this library in your country, please consult your lawyer= .=20 NetBSD has the following comment in its pkgsrc Makefile: # Unfortunately, some reading of the United States law (DMCA) means # that we are not able to provide pointers to the source or homepage # for this software, even in other countries. # # Please do not submit any PRs telling us the contents of the HOMEPAGE # or MASTER_SITES definitions in this Makefile. =20 Comments? regards tilman --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/J6rAfCLDn4B6xToRAmfxAJ9Hwum7mm8Bt8cuND6baUZAF3gbBQCfTMnM M4TpLH4uXKcq8etyZFB8Zyo= =n2lv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mxv5cy4qt+RJ9ypb--