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From: "Avv. Barbara Gualtieri" <barbaragualtieri a libero.it>
To: cyber-rights a ecn.org
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 00:17:13 +0100
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Subject: [cyber~rights] DVd John - sentenza d'appello non impugnata - processo finito

Vi giro questo messaggio sulla vicenda in oggetto:

Johansen Acquittal Final

The Norwegian authorities have decided not to appeal the aquittal of Jon
Johansen to the Norwegian Supreme Court. Johansen was prosecuted for his
role in the creation of DeCSS software that decrypts DVDs so that they can
be played on computers running the Linux operating system. "The prosecution
of Johansen for 'breaking into' DVDs that he already owned was wrong from
the beginning," noted EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "We hope this decision
will serve as a model for protecting consumer rights elsewhere."


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