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New York Court Hearing: Hollywood vs 2600.com On DVD Encryption Lawsuit

Calendar Jul 17, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A New York court will today begin hearing the DVD copyright case between Hollywood and the Hacker community, in the shape of 2600.com. Eight studios, members of the Motion Picture Assoiciation of America (MPAA), are suing 2600.com - The Hacker Quarterly . . .

A New York court will today begin hearing the DVD copyright case between Hollywood and the Hacker community, in the shape of 2600.com. Eight studios, members of the Motion Picture Assoiciation of America (MPAA), are suing 2600.com - The Hacker Quarterly for distributing, via the Net, DecSS - software which enables users to bypass encryption used in DVD disks.

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