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Update more Readme, mention dvdcss and dvdnav

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# Goals and features
**libdvdread** is a library for simpler navigation (DVDs without menus)
**libdvdread** is a library for simple navigation of DVD (DVDs without menus).
Written in C, cross-platform, it gives low-level access to DVD structures.
It works well in conjunction with ***libdvdread*** *(menus)* and ***libdvdcss*** *(cipher)*.
## Where does it come from?
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## Where is it now?
Libdvdread is hosted [here](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdvdread)
Libdvdread is hosted [here](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdvdread).
Libdvdnav is hosted [here](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdvdnav).
You can find more information [here](https://www.videolan.org/developers/libdvdnav.html)
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## License
**Libdvdread** is completely licensed under GPL. You may use it at wish within the
**Libdvdread** is completely licensed under GPLv2/v3. You may use it at wish within the
bounds of this license. See the file [COPYING](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libdvdread/-/blob/master/COPYING) for a copy of the GPL.
## Using libdvdread
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All documentation is also accessible [here](http://dvdnav.mplayerhq.hu/#docs)
## Deciphering disks
**Libdvdread** does not do any decryption of the CSS algorithm. This task can be delegated to **libdvdcss**.
Install *libdvdcss* from source or from your distribution (*libdvd-pkg*) to play full DVDs,
if your country allows this to work legally.
Note that *libdvdnav* is useful for interactive DVD menus.
## CoC
The [VideoLAN Code of Conduct](https://wiki.videolan.org/Code_of_Conduct/) applies to this project.
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