Marsman schrijft: "Vervolg op dit artikel. In de download.com nieuwsbrief staat een stukje over het verwijderen van DeCCS van Download.com":
Heard about DeCSS?Take a look at last week's Download Dispatch, and you'll see that mere days ago we listed this controversial program, which allows you to copy DVD video files to your hard drive.So why can't you find DeCSS in CNET Downloads today? Shortly after listing the program, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) contacted us about removing the program, citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which makes it a crime to create, sell, or distribute any technology that could be used to break copyright-protection devices. To make a long story short, by the letter of the law, we had to comply and remove the title. However, I personally stand by our initial decision to list DeCSS. Giving you the lowdown on hot new downloadable wares is just part and parcel of CNET Downloads' mission. And, in my view, it's a hazy claim to say that DVD-ripping software is very different from, say, CD-ripping software, which is uniformly accepted in the industry. What makes copying one form of media (that is, DVD video) any different from copying another form (that is, music from CDs)? Of course, the legal issue is that DeCSS breaks DVD encryption, and breaking that encryption is illegal. But come on...
Anyway, that's my two cents. If you've got your own opinion about DVD-ripping software, send it on to mailto:comments@download.com. Next week, I'll share a few of the most insightful comments on the topic with all the DownloadDispatch readers. Until next week, happy downloading...
Jim StanleySenior producer, CNET Downloads
heeft gekregen, kun je DVDs op een resolutie van 720x416 in AVI's zetten, door ge-DeCSS-te VOBs te rippen met MPEG2AVI. Waanzinnige kwali. Audio even los rippen met AC3DEC, omzetten naar MP3 en die multiplexen met de MP4-stream (doe je met VirtualDub). Allemaal gratis proggies. Vele malen beter dan MPEGSqueeze en zo.