“A 16-year-old boy and his father faced charges today and a
battle with the United States film industry after the boy helped to
develop a computer program for cracking DVD video security codes,
then distributed it.”
“Jon Johansen and his father, Per, were charged with copyright
violations after police seized computers from their home and
interrogated the boy….”
“Jon and his father were questioned and released while
prosecutors decided whether to bring the case to trial. The
maximum sentence for copyright violations in three years in
prison.“
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