IP: Author of DeCss Arrested

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

[ In my view this type of action portends serious serious problems in the 
future. I wonder if, as a teacher, I had assigned a project to explore the 
security of some system and see how robust it was, if I and my studnets 
would be arrested?   djf]

> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:48:57 -0500 (EST)
> From: Joe Greenseid <jgreenseid () mail wesleyan edu>
> To: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
>
> Jon Johansen, the 16 year old from Norway who cracked DVD encryption was
> arrested in a suprise raidyesterday after being named in a lawsuit by some
> of the biggest companies in entertainment.


Police raid teen hacker's home


Police have raided the Larvik home of a teen charged by some of the world's 
biggest entertainment companies with ripping off their music and films. The 
boy broke the code protecting videos and CDs. \

Entertainment industry giants including Sony, Universal, MGM and Warner 
have sued the 16-year-old Norwegian, accusing him of hacking his way 
through the codes meant to protect their products from downloading.

They also charged he then publicized the code on the Internet. The teenager 
published the code on the home page of his father's company. His father is 
also charged.

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> http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/d121152.htm