[linux-dvb] Re: Kernel OOPS

[Oliver Endriss <o.endriss@gmx.de>]

On Monday 08 March 2004 21:34, Holger Waechtler wrote:
> Ralph Metzler wrote:
> >Oliver Endriss writes:
> > > And, unless there is a hardware or firmware CSA descrambler on the card, you
> > > will never be able to decrypt pay-tv in a legal way.
> > > IANAL, but I don't think that anyone can write a CSA descrambler under GPL.
> >
> >There already are plenty available under GPL.
> >But you might get problems with the patent if you do not have enough money
> >to defend yourself against (currently actually still) illegal software patents.
> 
> right, some lawyers might run amok, but you should be able to win the 
> lawsuit -- at time of patent application it was definitely not possible 
> to protect software, mathematical formulas and algorithms by patents in 
> europe.

Well, any valunteers here who can spend millions of $ to find out?

Oliver


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