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Re: [dvd-discuss] Comparing DeCSS with legitimate code.



On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 09:24:24AM -0700, Richard Hartman wrote:
> > - decss reads DVDs regardless of region coding
> 
> The region coding is not part of the encryption.

no, but it IS part of CSS. remember that - see WTO lecture - CSS is a
"three-pronged approach". not even the MPAA believed that the
encryption would be any good.


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