[xyznicks]

http://www.rfc1149.net/blog/2006/12/...gal-in-france/

Starting tomorrow December 31st 2006, reading a DVD protected with CSS (as most DVD are) is illegal in France when it is done with a software allowing to circumvent the protection, such as VLC or mplayer which can both use the libdvdcss library. Today’s Journal Officiel (where laws and executive orders are published) says that you may be fined 135€ (around $180) for doing so. This includes watching any DVD that you have legally purchased. OMG[shocked]

Seriously, legal software + legally owned original DVD = illegal and 135€ fine!!!

[gardenerextraordinaire]

Why do I have a feeling that Microsoft/Apple have something to do with this...

[capeAngedlelp]

/stands up
/looks around
/asks "raise your hand if you honestly care about what the french do"
/looks around

What, nobody? nobody at alI ?
Well i thought so,..

[gardenerextraordinaire]

/stands up
/looks around
/asks "raise your hand if you honestly care about what the french do"
/looks around

What, nobody? nobody at alI ?
Well i thought so,..

You will once this crap spreads out to Germany and such. [yes]

[dayclaccikere]

You also get arrested if you take a preview-look in a magazine before buying it.[rofl]

[Fhgzmftq]

You also get arrested if you take a preview-look in a magazine before buying it.[rofl]

Is that true???

[capeAngedlelp]

You will once this crap spreads out to Germany and such. [yes]

lol something from France spreading to Germany ?
In your dreams buddy,.. (lol i´m just playing around)
In your dreams

[gardenerextraordinaire]

lol something from France spreading to Germany ?
In your dreams buddy,.. (lol i´m just playing around)
In your dreams

I don't dream.

When one doesn't dream, one has no choice but to know.

[dots]

[dayclaccikere]

Is that true???

Well you probably dont get arrested, but the shopkeeper will go [cursing][thumbdown] and afaik its illegal in france

[Talicoabilk]

Well you probably dont get arrested, but the shopkeeper will go [cursing][thumbdown] and afaik its illegal in france

You have to be kidding me?! [rofl]

[Green_Monkey23]

Damn no wonder everyone here hates on the French so much.

[VUzgOhgv]

Before you all bash the French too much, that nice little media player program called VLC was mostly developed by the French. [yes]

So the French can't be all that bad right?

[DzjwMKo5]

Before you all bash the French too much, that nice little media player program called VLC was mostly developed by the French. [yes]

So the French can't be all that bad right?

May be true, but they are the most ass backwards country around though. The people of that country make something and then they outlaw it. Haha. Thats irony for you.[xmasthumbup]

[Blotassefesek]

We have the same thing here I believe. Well at least I know they were going to implement that law under the "free" trade agreement that we have with the USA, I don't know if they actually canned the idea or not. At any rate it makes no difference as all Australians have been breaking the media restriction laws on a daily basis ever since VCRs were introduced and it doesn't seem to phase anyone, not even the police.