FC: Second Circuit trashes 2600, upholds ban on DeCSS distribution

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

Background:

"Appeals judges jab at 2600 lawyer during DeCSS oral arguments"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-01980.html

Photos from appeals court arguments in New York:
http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/dmca-appeals-arguments.html

Photos of Judge Lewis Kaplan, who must be toasting himself right about now:
http://www.mccullagh.org/cgi-bin/photosearch.cgi?name=kaplan

Background on DeCSS litigation:
http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=decss

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Electronic Frontier Foundation Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: November 28, 2001


Update on Universal v Remeirdes Case

The Electronic Frontier Foundation received word today that
the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision
of the District Court in the 2600 case (Universal v.
Remeirdes). There apparently is a 70-page opinion but we
have not received it yet.

We will issue a complete media release once we have
reviewed the decision.

The latest decision in Universal v Remeirdes will soon be
available at:
http://www.eff.org/sc/20011128_ny_appeal_decision.html

Additional information on the Universal v Remeirdes case:
http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/MPAA_DVD_cases/




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