One of the few unofficial statements on libdvdcss2 is Linux Questions’ Wiki entry on it, which currently reads: The general consensus seems to be that the United States is the most restrictive, but it doesn’t mean European or other countries are totally permissive. There is also a lot of talk about certain packages being possibly legal or illegal depending on what country you live in, but people are pretty vague, too, about what the laws are and which countries can or will enforce those laws. I’ve done some pretty extensive internet searching and have yet to come across any official sources of any kind (Microsoft, MPAA, court decisions, etc.) declaring these packages illegal. Those will certainly help you get functionality, but are they legal? I’ve often seen people asking other Ubuntu Forums members if the codecs are legal, and there’s a lot of speculation without supporting documentation. If you’ve ever tried to get multimedia and DVD playback working in Ubuntu, you’ve probably heard about two software packages called w32codecs and libdvdcss2.
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