At 03:02 PM 6/20/01 -0400, Riad S. Wahby wrote:
David Honig <honig@sprynet.com> wrote:
Why would it be? You don't need DeCSS to copy the files on DVDs.
No, but you do need to authenticate with the DVD-ROM drive. To do this, at least under Linux, you have to invoke the proper ioctls, and
Linux is a well known anti-american operating system. :-P
do a cryptographic authentication procedure with the drive. Code to do this is covered under "circumvention device" in the DMCA according to the 2600-MPAA case.
Not if you have lawfully paid for the content.
If you don't do this authentication, the drives I have worked with will just spit out zeros instead of the real data.
If a cartridge doesn't have (C) SEGA in it, it won't play... ergo, (C) SEGA is not protected. GAME OVER. Cheers, dh