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ComputerWorld: Movie group wants enjoined DVD site to stop hyperlinking

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 7, 2000

“Claiming that Web site creator Eric Corley used hyperlinking to
evade a court injunction that prevented him from distributing a
decryption utility for digital video discs (DVD), the Motion
Picture Association of America (MPAA) filed a motion this week to
prevent him from further hyperlinking activities….”

While the MPAA acknowledged that Corley is no longer
directly posting DeCSS on his Web site, www.2600.com, the
association’s petition claimed that Corley continues to violate the
injunction by linking his site to other sites that post the
utility.

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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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