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Re:The Blu-Ray Reauthoring Project by mnw21cam on Friday October 26, 2018 @12:18PM (#18310633)
That's why it's legally dubious.
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Re:The Blu-Ray Reauthoring Project by superflyguy on Friday October 26, 2018 @05:38PM (#18312897)
Probably you are using a non-standard definition of the word dubious.
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Re:The Blu-Ray Reauthoring Project by syntheticnature on Friday October 26, 2018 @06:31PM (#18313182)
Not the original poster, but Merriam Webster gives a sense 2b to dubious:

questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality the practice is of dubious legality

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Re:The Blu-Ray Reauthoring Project by superflyguy on Friday October 26, 2018 @07:06PM (#18313345)
Exactly. The usage in question is completely at odds with the legal protection afforded software created in the last few years.
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