Auburn 2600

MPAA and DeCSS Information

letter.pdf
  The "gorilla letter" received by SE2600 from the MPAA
AU2600 -334.se2600.org
  Auburn, Alabama's local SE2600 group
DeCSS - 334.se2600.org
  The DeCSS page at 334.se2600.org

2600: The Hacker Quarterly
  Taken to court and hit with an injunction regarding DeCSS
Cryptome
  Another recipient of an MPAA letter
Responses
  Public responses to Cryptome's letter

OpenDVD.org - DVD for every OS
  The REAL reason for DeCSS, and an excellent source for more information
OpenDVD.org - Letter from Rick Moen
  what DeCSS is and isn't
Linux Today: Eric S. Raymond -- DVDCA and the Big Lie
  Why are we being lied to?
osOpinion: I want my DVD, your honor
  a humorous look at the pertinent issues in the case

The Brunching Shuttlecocks | Features | Fire, Work With Me
  Copyrighting fire -- a persuasive analogy
Home Recording Rights Coalition
  Beyond DeCSS, how will the MPAA erode our rights?
DMCA's Legislative History
  A history of the poor legislation on which the MPAA is basing its case
Crackers and Crackdowns
  An excellent review of the issues by The Linux Journal


Media Coverage


The Motley Fool - Son of DIVX: DVD Copy Control
  An astute summary from a respected financial periodical



The New York Times
DVD Lawsuit Questions Legality of Linking
  (free registration required)
In Court's View, MP3 Player is Just a 'Space Shifter'
  (free registration required) implications for DVD "fair use"


Time
In Cyberspace, Is It OK to Point to Pirates?
  
DVD Crack Causing Hardware Delays
  


CNN
Hacker magazine calls for movie business protest
  
DVD and the digital copyright act
  
Meet the kid behind the DVD hack
  
Norwegian teen raided by police in DVD suit
  


MSNBC
Torvalds lambastes DVD lawsuits
  
DVD program yanked off Web sites
  
Suit targets DVD-copying software
  


ABC News
ABCNEWS.com : Judge Won't Block DVD Copier
  
ABCNEWS.com : DVD Industry Suing to Stop Copying Program
  


Wired
Why the DVD Hack Was a Cinch
  
DVD Open Forum Minus the Forum
  
DVD Case in Open Source Forum
  
Judge Rags on DVD Hackers
  
DVD Case: It's a Linux Thing
  
DVD Lawyers Make Secret Public
  
More Bad News for DVD Hackers
  
DVD Case: Battle of the Basics
  
DVD Judge Needs More Time
  
Digital Copyright Law on Trial
  
DVD Round 1 Goes to Hackers
  
Geeks Get Their Day in Court
  
Case Hinges on Reverse Hack
  
DVD Hackers Hit With Lawsuit
  
The DVD Hack: What Next?
  
DVD Piracy: It Can Be Done
  


CNET News
DVD lawyers spill "secret" code
  
Programmer charged as DVD encryption suits fly
  
Teen charged in connection with DVD cracking tool
  
Court blocks online publishing of DVD decryption tool
  
Film industry fights DVD decryption sites
  
Hollywood studios allege DVD piracy in suit
  
Short Take: DVD piracy hearing postponed
  


Slashdot
Jon Johansen's Answers to Your DeCSS Questions
  
DeCSS Injunction Ruling
  
DeCSS Author Arrested
  
DeCSS Source Included in Public Court Records
  
Injunction Against 2600 for DeCSS
  
deCSS Listed On Download.com
  
Linux Journal on the DMCA
  
EFF Fundraiser in Boston
  
MPAA Head Valenti on DVD "Hackers"
  
Jon Johansen Indicted by the MPA(A)
  
DVD Cases: Help by Commenting to Feds on DMCA
  
DVD CCA Part II - Waiting For The Judge
  
DVD Situation Takes New Turn
  
DeCSS
  
ZDNet: News: Lawsuits cloud open-source DVD player
  
ZDNet: News: DVD hacker arrested in Norway
  
ZDNet: News: Hollywood sues sites over DVD app
  


Others
Linux.com - The DVD Cartel
  
Linux.com - DVD Hackers Headed to Court?
  
Salon Technology | Criminal code?
  
LWN: A test of shrink-wrap licensing
  
ComputerWorld - DVD dispute targets Norwegian teen-ager