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+Disclaimer
+----------
+
+This library 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). We, the authors of this library, do not condone nor endorse piracy.
+
+This library is simply a tool 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 juridictions all over the world that protect copyrighted
+material, such as Blu-ray movies. With that said, it would have been
+inappropriate for us to distribute this library with terms such as "you cannot
+use this library for piracy". Instead, we 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.)