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Re:Why Watching DVDs on Linux is Illegal in the USA by jdhuang on Saturday March 02, 2013 @09:08AM (#5309488)
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.

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Re:Why Watching DVDs on Linux is Illegal in the USA by betterunix on Saturday March 02, 2013 @09:16AM (#5309509)
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 It is not an issue of DVD being invented long ago; the DMCA is what is obsolete here.
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