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The Register: DVD Jon Appeal Ends: Verdict Before Xmas

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 12, 2003

“The appeal trial of Jon Lech Johansen ended yesterday in
Norway, with prosecutors repeating their demand for a suspended
custodial sentence. Johansen circumvented the CSS encryption scheme
on DVDs, allowing him to watch movies he had already bought on his
Linux computer.

“Johansen was acquitted in January. The judge is expected to
deliver a verdict on December 22…”

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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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