“Some civil liberties groups and hackers objected to the MPAA’s
legal blitz, saying the posting of the de-encryption software is
protected by free speech entitlement.”
“The MPAA, the organization that plays a major part in
nearly every movie made, is shutting down thousands of Web sites
worldwide and suing countless individuals simply because they offer
information on DVD technology that the MPAA wants to keep out of
your hands,” says a notice announcing the protest posted on
the Web site of 2600 Magazine.”
“Calling itself the “hacker’s” magazine, the publication says
protests will take place and leaflets will be handed out outside
movie theaters and video stores in 74 cities in North America and
26 cities in other parts of the world. No specific protest sites
were named. Efforts to contact 2600 Magazine were
unsuccessful.”