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On Fri, Sep 28, 2007 at 07:40:34AM +0200, Peter Gantner (nephros) wrote: |
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> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 quidam 'Anthony E. Caudel' inquit ita: |
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>> Thinking about ordering a DVD from Amazon.uk (not available here in the |
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>> US). It is a region 2 DVD and is in PAL format unlike the NTSC here in |
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>> the states. |
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>> Will the DVD play in Mplayer? |
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> An alternative would be to get hold of a regionless firmware somewhere on |
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> the internet and flash the drive with that, but this is most likely illegal |
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> in your country under the DMCA. |
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rpc1.org would be a good bet for the firmware route, which I'd |
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recommend (AFAIK breaking css is illegal under the dmca anyway, so |
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I can't see this as being a much bigger legal issue than playing any |
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encrypted DVD under Linux). IANAL, of course. If in doubt, move to |
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Finland. |
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-Nick |
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