Misleading error message "Could not read DVD. This may be because the DVD is encrypted and a DVD decryption library is not installed "

Bug #886203 reported by Steven Pemberton
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Bug Description

Although you get this message if CSS hasn't been installed, you also get it if the DVD drive has no region code set.
The message could more usefully read:

Could not read DVD. This may be because a DVD decryption library is not installed, or the drive has no region code set.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: mplayer (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 4 17:08:31 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mplayer
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-20 (14 days ago)

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