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[Israel <israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx>]

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On 02/07/2016 11:49 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
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>
> Den 2016-02-06 kl. 23:06, skrev Israel:
>> ...
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> Hi Israel,
>
> I think you should make it the way you think it will be convenient for
> the end user :-)
>
> If you think it is appropriate, use a dialog that explicitly asks the
> user if they want to use the css decryption library. I think the
> mulitmedia companies and lawyers are more aggressive in your country
> than in mine, so make something that you think is OK.
>
> Best regards
> Nio
Hi Nio,
I do not know how adamantly a lawyer would pursue something that is not
really an issue.
The actual law is pretty vague, and seems to go either way.  I think
Debian/Ubuntu just play it safe to not step on any toes, or have the
appearance of evil in anyway.
So, probably it would be good to follow suit and advise the user that
there is controversy around using a libre CSS descrambler to play your
DVDs, and let the user make that choice after installing the non free
libraries to play mp3s and what-not.

-- 
Regards