LiViD, short for Linux Video and DVD, was a collection of projects that aim to create

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related to

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for

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operating system. The projects included: * OMS * GATOS * mpeg2dec * ac3dec In 2002, LiViD project leader Matthew Pavlovich was sued by the

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Inc. (DVD CCA) for trade secret misappropriation because they posted

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on the LiViD website.

External links

*Mirrors of th
LiViD homepage
and th
LiViD software
*Th
LiViD website
on the

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Linux DVD players {{linux-stub

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