"Frode" <news@mascot.REMOVETOREPLY.dyndns.org> wrote in message
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> G.T wrote:
> >> Luckily, I live in a country where I'm legally entitled to remove
> >> artificial limitations like that from a product I've purchased. I
> >> haven't
> > So, it'd be the case with DVD dezoning too ?
>
> Yep. The industry was unable to force a law to prohibit it, but they
did
> manage to outlaw selling anything but R2 releases in stores. A law
most
> (but not all) stores obey. It's cheaper to order from abroad (and,
of
> course, legal) than to buy in a local store anyways though so
obviously it
> wasn't a very effective move.
>
> > Just 'cause I'm curious, where do you live ?
>
> Norway. Land of DVD-Jon heh.
>
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> Frode
Dolphin Boy applys to become "Fjord Boy" & moves to Norway!

Hello,

> > Just 'cause I'm curious, where do you live ?
> Norway. Land of DVD-Jon heh.
Yeah, I guess I read articles about that - the MoRE team and the DeCSS
software where from Norway, isn't it ?
And, of course, reverse engineering is legal in the whole EU.

Regards,
G.T
g.t6@worldonline.fr
205 Diesel & turbo-Diesel : http://205d.fr.st

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G.T wrote:
>>> Just 'cause I'm curious, where do you live ?
>> Norway. Land of DVD-Jon heh.
> Yeah, I guess I read articles about that - the MoRE team and the DeCSS
> software where from Norway, isn't it ?

AFAIK only Jon was from Norway and he only created the GUI. I think the
rest of the guys were from/in Germany.

> And, of course, reverse engineering is legal in the whole EU.

Not sure what the EUCD has to say about that. I've heard it's every bit as
bad as the DMCA. But Norway not being a member of the EU I don't know if
it has passed into law or not.


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Frode

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