DeCSS ruled legal

Discussion in 'General Software' started by syngod, Nov 2, 2001.

  1. syngod

    syngod Moderator

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    The Copy Control Association (CCA), which was granted a preliminary injunction against Andrew Bunner and other Webmasters, was handed its head in a California appellate court Thursday.

    The trial court had granted the injunction against publishing Jon Johansen's DeCSS DVD descrambler, but Brunner appealed on First Amendment free-speech grounds.

    The CCA scoffed at the notion, claiming that the source code has a mere practical function and no expressive content.

    View the rest of the article at The Register.
     
  2. Moobrack

    Moobrack Geek Trainee

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    do you mean the ripping software for windows which allows you to rip DVD's to VCD's?
     
  3. syngod

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    Yeah, the courts ruled that software is considered as speech so looks as though everyone can start posting it again without fears of the MPAA coming after them.
     
  4. Sniper

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    this wont make much difference, as there are plenty of software to rip DVD's etc you can find them here
     

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