On 27/1/03 12:45 am, "Donald Keenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A case in Norway just ruled in favor of a teenage programmer/hacker who > hacked the code on a dvd movie to store it on his computer's hard drive > for viewing purposes. How this came to court, I don't know. > The hacker's right to transfer the content from one format to another > was upheld.
The reason why the programmer was found innocent was that the court was convinced that the hacking was not designed to enable piracy. They accepted the argument that the programmer was making changes to the program in order to be able to view the DVD on his Linux computer. He had purchased the DVD legitimately. And you are right - the case should never have come to court. -- Steve -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
