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
External links Mirrors of the and the LiViD software The LiViD website on the Internet Archives Wayback Machine
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