[MPlayer-users] Illegal binaries...

[Alex Kloss]

> Hi,
>
> > > > some days ago DeCSS was getting legal software ...
> > >
> > > sure? how? links?
> >
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/22613.html
> >
> > There were some articles about the DeCSS author winning the process
> > against the CCA so that 1. only in USA 2. only the distribution of the
> > sources (not the usage) was proven legal because of the freedom of speech
> > and 3. wasn't
>
> you mean binary packages would be illegal? sounds good ;)
Binary packages doesn't contain speech (like comments, strings, etc...). As 
such, their freedom isn't covered by the freedom of speech. Violating the 
Digital Millenium Copyright Act, a binary would be illegal.

Anyway, I like sources better :-)

Alex