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[Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx>]

Den 2016-02-07 kl. 21:43, skrev Israel:
> (bottom posting)
> On 02/07/2016 11:49 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
>> [bottom posting]
>>
>> Den 2016-02-06 kl. 23:06, skrev Israel:
>>> ...
>>>
>> 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.
> 

This is a good idea.

Best regards
Nio