LiViD, short for Linux Video and DVD, was a collection of projects that aim to create
program tools and
software libraries related to
DVD for
Linux operating system.
The projects included:
* OMS
* GATOS
* mpeg2dec
* ac3dec
In 2002, LiViD project leader
Matthew Pavlovich was sued by the
DVD Copy Control Association Inc. (DVD CCA) for trade secret misappropriation because they posted
DeCSS on the LiViD website.
See also
*
DeCSS
*
AACS encryption key controversy
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External links
*Mirrors of th
LiViD homepageand th
LiViD software*Th
LiViD websiteon the
Internet Archives
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Wayback Machine
Linux DVD players
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