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Wired: DVD Hackers Take a Hit in NY

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 21, 2000

“The motion picture industry scored a victory Thursday in its
double-barreled battle against the defenders of DeCSS.”

“After hearing three hours of argument, federal judge Louis A.
Kaplan granted the MPAA’s request for a preliminary injunction
against three Web site hosts who had distributed the DVD decryption
utility….”

I don’t think there’s the slightest question that
plaintiffs have a very good chance of success,” Judge Kaplan said
in issuing his decision.

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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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