Totem=noshow

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2006-12-04 at 16:19 +0000, Alan wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 15:55:01 +0000 (UTC)
> "Amadeus W. M." <amadeus84 at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> > what it can do in this release. I'd really like to see totem do everything
> > I need it to do. Until it does, I can't just not watch the proprietary
> > media formats, I have to use something else.
> 
> That isn't going to change until US law changes unfortunately. As it
> stands at the moment a US citizen merely mentioning the URL of the livna
> archive is committing an offence according the caselaw established by the
> 2600 magazine lawsuit, let alone the string of offences (some criminal)
> they may be committing by daring to use software that is legal in the
> rest of the world.
> 
> If Fedora were to supply such software then it too be committing offences
> or at very least aiding and abetting them.
> 
> Totem built with the right back ends can do pretty much all formats,
> however most of the back ends have serious problems in the USA, and one
> or two in the EU as well.

Isn't there an indemnification clause specific to those who can claim "I
am Irish" that realizes the inherent criminal mind-state we possess and
precludes us from any sort of serious legal entanglements? I would
certainly think so. Ric