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ZDNet: Stop wearing our DVD code!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 2, 2000

A geek-chic retailer who printed the source code for a DVD
decryption program on T-shirts is the latest target of a lawsuit
claiming defendants co-opted the secrets behind DVD
encryption.

“The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) on Monday added
Copyleft to a California lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade
secrets, taking Copyleft founder Steve Blood by surprise.”

“We’ve been marketing this since last January,” Blood said. “It
seems a bit late.” According to the subpoena he received Monday,
the DVD CCA had trouble locating him, despite the fact that the
organisation’s Web site is easy to find.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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