Any commercial (payed for) dvd player software for linux?

I'd like to know if there is any. I'd feel a bit better knowing it was legal, I'm just not comfortable with watching movies with free dvd software.
I have read Corel released LinDVD but it's for OEM customers only.
Does anyone know? Search hasn't revealed anything of substance.

 

LinDVD looks to be the one (if not only)...

http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/568/ for better info.

 

What a pity.

I already have mplayer, and it works fine, but again, I'd rather have something payed for so I know the appropriate royalties have been paid. I'd just feel a lot better about it.

 

The lack of commercial solutions shows that commercial providers are uninterested in the linux market. Thus, the OSS solutions are all we have to go on to access the digital media that we have fully paid for.

Still, the proprietary products have things the OSS does not, such as full support for hardware-accelerated decoding.

 

Why would you want something paid for. Open Source programs are just as good even better....

 

I think I already explained why....

 

There's a reason why Ubuntu et al. do not include commercially used codecs in its base system or core repositories.

Using those codecs without paying for them is illegal.

I know it's a pain since those things are necessary for us linux users to enjoy our bought-and-paid-for media, but that's the way it stands. The debate about this has been going on for a long while. I stand with those who favor "liberation," though my preferred solution would be a switch to OSS formats by commercial vendors, rather than the dissolution of copyrights.

That said, I view the lack of linux support by the media vendors to be a declaration of disinterest. If they don't care, why should we? It's as if they've made it so a Windows or Apple license is required to legally view media on a computer, and I do not appreciate that.

 

Well, Corel is the only one that I'm aware of that made any dvd player software for linux, but as I said already, it's only available to OEM. So I'd have to buy a new pc with linux to get it.
If they'd make it commercially available, I'd buy it immediately. Just so I know I'm legal. I have absolutely no problem paying for software, to me, buying this would be justified. But this is getting a little OT.
Thanks for answering my question, I guess there is really none available.

 

I agree with archer, if they don't care about Linux, why should we care about them?

If it would make you feel better then you should donate to the people that make and maintain the open source player of your choice. You'll be supporting them rather then the large rich companies. Not to mention it'll help them put more resources behind the product, which is a win win for everyone.

I really don't want to sound harsh but I have a grudge with the RIAA and the MPAA like most people here probably do.

Also I recommend VLC media player but mplayer is fine also.

 

I understand, but the law is the law. If we don't agree with it, we can lobby to have the laws changed.
Granted, linux only has about 0.8% marketshare, so the MPAA probably doesn't even care, but I do. God forbid I have a conscience.

 

And that's all folks! OP requested the thread be closed.