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jdhuang on March 2, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Watching DVDs on Linux is Illegal in the USA

Curious to hear whether these weird Linux-asymmetries apply to Blu-Ray or online digital media (e.g. Hulu/Netflix) too.

I would be willing to accept the fact that DVDs were invented so long ago that some of their restrictions are a little archaic.

betterunix on March 2, 2013 [–]

These issues absolutely apply to Bluray, and to basically any other format with copyright restrictions. It is not an issue of DVD being invented long ago; the DMCA is what is obsolete here.

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