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I think he is talking about the DMCA.  Especially DeCSS and probably 
UNIVERSAL CITY v REIMERDES:

<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=2nd/009185.html";>http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/printer_friendly.pl?page=2nd/009185.html</a>

Basically this and other such documents (check the EFF site under 
&quot;cases&quot;) states that it is illegal to play a DVD on any device that is 
&quot;not approved&quot;.  This includes computers without &quot;proper&quot; DRM enabled 
software.

Currently the only way to play an ordinary (encrypted) DVD that you 
would rent from you neighborhood video store on Linux is by using DeCSS.

This violates the DMCA.
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm";>http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/iclp/dmca1.htm</a>
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2281.ENR:";>http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2281.ENR:</a>


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