DVDs have one set of hard-coded keys which were cracked and published a long time ago - to revoke or change them would have required replacing or manually 'updating' every DVD player (not a viable option.) The IP holders learnt this lesson well and so Blu-ray has mechanisms for revoking/updating keys and certificates. Just because the DRM algorythm is public domain, doesn't mean the keys are generally available.
It's not a matter of piety and purity - VLC have decided not to get involved in the key revoking/cracking/resetting cat-and-mouse game, that's all. There are places you can find to download key files to use, but the legality of doing so is doubtful.
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Interesting topic :) So why is VLC Windows allowed to get access to these keys but not VLC Linux? I have trouble to imagine, that Microsoft is paying fees to all the BlueRay producers... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org