Acquittal of Norway DVD Hacker Upheld

[beevul]

"OSLO, Norway - An appeals court Monday upheld the acquittal of a 20-year-old Norwegian man who posted a program on the Internet for cracking DVD security codes, a setback for anti-piracy proponents in the entertainment industry."

"Prosecutors appealed after Jon Lech Johansen was acquitted in January of violating Norway's data break-in laws with his DeCSS program for DVDs last year. Johansen's lawyer, Halvor Manshaus, tried unsuccessfully to have the case dismissed."

"But Judge Wenche Skjeggestad ruled that Johansen could freely copy DVDs he bought, adding he didn't violate the Nordic country's laws protecting intellectual property."

""The balance between the rights of intellectual property holders and consumers has been clearly defined," Manshaus told The Associated Press."

http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?cat=news&referrer=welcome&id=1222094806_5311_lead_story.xml

Been so busy christmas shopping the last few days and making cookies, I haven't had much of a chance to log in. This story caught my eye though, and is a nice break from the gun/anti-gun stuff.

Discuss.....

[Hrumph]

1. Glad to hear it. (n/t)

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[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

2. Good for him! (NT)