		                    AACS Updater
		                    ------------
                            Version 2.0

 
    This program is free software; as a special exception the author gives
    unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
    modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.

    This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the
    implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


    Overview
    --------

    AACS Updater maintains a free database of AACS keys which are required
	by libaacs.

    Blu-ray AACS and BD+ protections can be circumvented with libaacs and 
	libbdplus to play Blu-ray disc with free players like (VLC 2.x, MPlayer 
	and MPlayer front ends like Starbuck's FreePlayer).


	Disclaimer
    ----------

    This program is written for the purpose of playing Blu-ray movies. It is
    intended for software that want to support Blu-ray playback (such as VLC and
    MPlayer). The author of this program, do not condone nor endorse piracy.

    This program is simply a tool to maintain an AACS keys database, needed by 
	libaacs for playback of Blu-ray movies. Like any tool, the use of this tool 
	can also be abused. There are already numerous laws in different countries 
	and jurisdictions all over the world that protect copyrighted material, such
	as Blu-ray movies. With that said, it would have been inappropriate for the
	auhtor to distribute this program with terms such as "you cannot use this 
	program for piracy". Instead, the author present to everyone this disclaimer.

    As a reminder, here is also the disclaimer found at the beginning of any movie
    in relation to copyrights.

    ATTENTION

    International agreement and national laws protect copyrighted motion pictures,
    videotapes, and sound recordings.

    UNAUTHORIZED REPRODUCTION, EXHIBITION OR DISTRIBUTION OF COPYRIGHTED MOTION
    PICTURES CAN RESULT IN SEVERE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES UNDER THE LAWS OF
    YOUR COUNTRY.

    The International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL, has expressed its
    concern about motion picture and sound recording piracy to all of its member
    national police forces. (Resolution adopted at INTERPOL General Assembly,
    Stockholm, Sweden, September 8, 1977.)


    Build Instructions
    ------------------

    For *nix and Mac you may have to hack WIN32 stuff (essentially 
	file system path), look for:

	  #if defined(WIN32)

    To build AacsUpdater you need Qt 5 developer environment installed:

      > qmake AacsUpdater.pro

    You should get the latest versions of course.


    Contributions
    -------------

    You may want to join the developer's by sending mail with a subject of
    "aacs" to starbuck@labdv.com.

	Hacking, building and packaging for Debian will be particularly welcome.


    License
    -------
    
    This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
    License GPL); see the file LICENSE.GPL3 for the actual terms.
