Jon Lech Johansen case to be decided Monday


DVD Jon testified in court this week that he and the others that made DeCSS only made it for the legitemate purpose of watching DVDs under Linux. He admitted that the program could be used to make illegal copies of DVDs, just as CD copying programs are currently. Yahoo News said:



A Norwegian teenager who gave Hollywood a bigger fright than a scary movie acknowledged in court that his DVD cracking program could be used illegally, but said developing and distributing it was no crime.

Jon Lech Johansen said his software, DeCSS, was necessary to unlock the copy-protection on DVDs so he could watch movies he already owned.

Prosecutors, meanwhile, portrayed the defendant as the manipulative controller of a network of Internet hackers working to illegally copy films and music.



Monday his case will be decided, after minor changes in his indictment caused delays in the procedure. You can read the entire article here.

Source: Yahoo News

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