'DeCSS' DVD Descrambler Ruled Legal!
Posted by: shitshot on: 11/02/2001 05:57 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ] · 836 views
The Register is repoting that the Copy Control Association (CCA), which was granted a preliminary injunction against Andrew Bunner and other Webmasters, was handed its head in a California appellate court Thursday.
The trial court had granted the injunction against publishing Jon Johansen's DeCSS DVD descrambler, but Brunner appealed on First Amendment free-speech grounds.
The CCA scoffed at the notion, claiming that the source code has a mere practical function and no expressive content.
The court saw it differently:
Warp to The Register for the full story.
The trial court had granted the injunction against publishing Jon Johansen's DeCSS DVD descrambler, but Brunner appealed on First Amendment free-speech grounds.
The CCA scoffed at the notion, claiming that the source code has a mere practical function and no expressive content.
The court saw it differently:
Warp to The Register for the full story.
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