[Am-info] Johansen NOT Guilty of Piracy in DeCSS Case

[Fred A. Miller]

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Johansen NOT Guilty of Piracy in DeCSS Case

Norwegian teenager Jon Johansen was found not guilty of DVD piracy
charges for his role in creating and distributing the DeCSS DVD
decryption program.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979414.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-979769.html
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,57107,00.html
[Editorial Note (Schultz): Hopefully, U.S. court rulings over the years
will achieve a reasonable balance between protecting the interests of
copyright holders and the freedom to research vulnerabilities. This
ruling leans towards the latter, but more rulings will undoubtedly
come in time.]

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