Jon Johansen Trial Continues

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Posted by michael on Friday December 13, 2002 @03:53AM from the grinding-grinding dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Norwegian prosecution has been allowed to change the indictment in their case against "DVD-Jon" Johansen. There is an English language article on Friday's trial proceedings now available." VG.nett is also covering the trial.

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Hang him. by grub · 2002-12-13 03:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Jon Johansen is an evil h4x0r that in one fell swoop allowed socialist Linux and *BSD hippies to watch DVDs on their computers.
If there is any justice, he will be hung from a tall tree in the morning.

Yours truly,

Jack Valenti

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1. Re:Hang him. by cnkeller · 2002-12-13 04:06 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  If there is any justice, he will be hung from a tall tree in the morning.
  Thanks to the new 802.11b wireless tree networks, we'll all have ample notice to resue him...
  
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2. Re:Hang him. by teamhasnoi · 2002-12-13 04:08 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  If you hang him in Humboldt County, the tree sitters can continue their protest another two months! Make sure you salt him well.
  Sincerely,
  Grizzly Adams
3. Re:Hang him. by sqlrob · 2002-12-13 06:09 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  That's interesting. Every DVD I've played on Linux I've paid for.
4. Re:Hang him. by alexburke · 2002-12-13 06:40 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Thanks to the new 802.11b wireless tree networks, we'll all have ample notice to resue him...
  
  Didn't you mean spanning tree? *rimshot*
  
  Thanks! I'll be here all day! Try the fish. Tip your waitress!
Re:I'm happy! by rbgaynor · 2002-12-13 04:06 · Score: 2, Funny

Sadly only about 45% can write english...

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Please just wait until something new is written by skydude_20 · 2002-12-13 04:09 · Score: 2, Funny

Thursday December 12, @03:57PM
http://www.vg.no/spesial/bakgrunn/?id=698
Friday December 13, @08:53AM
http://www.vg.no/spesial/bakgrunn/?id=698

So yeah, written up differently, but I think still a repeat if you use the same links for different slashdot stories, that both made the front page!

Thank goodness I give my money to the local zoo instead of a slashdot subscription, cuz the zoo monkeys do a better job with my money.

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Re:Wait til Ashcroft get his hands on this! by anonymous+loser · 2002-12-13 04:17 · Score: 5, Funny

Prosecution: You're being charged with murder.
Jon: Murder? With my computer?
Prosecution: Uh, did we say murder? We meant assault.
Jon: All I did was write a program!
Prosecution: Internet Fraud! Exactly what we meant to say.
Jon: How is viewing a DVD on linux fraud?
Prosecution: What's linux?
Jon: A free operating system.
Prosecution: No such thing! We're charging you with Theft and "Intent to View DVDs on Stolen System"!
In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-13 04:23 · Score: 0, Funny

...you joke about Americans having less freedom than you do.
What did he do again? by surprise_audit · 2002-12-13 04:23 · Score: 5, Funny

Can someone give me a quick rundown of what happened here?
The way I remember it, Jon was arrested in Norway because the MPAA told the Norwegians he was being a bad boy. Was that a DMCA thing or before that? If it's a DMCA thing, why the fuck is he being tried in Norway, with Norwegian attornies and Judge, for breaking a US law outside the borders of the US?
Jon didn't even give anyone the finger by showing up in the US to deliver a talk about DeCSS, unlike Skylarov and his piece of code.
If the Norwegians caved in because the MPAA threatened them, here's how the conversation should have gone:
MPAA: we want you to prosecute Jon for breaking CSS.
Norway: Fuck off!
MPAA: we'll embargo DVD shipments to Norway!
Norway: Fuck off! We've got diplomats and tourist all over the world that can ship us DVDs.
MPAA:But they won't work in your region coded players!
Norway: Fuck off! We've got Jon-boy and DeCSS...
Re:Wait til Ashcroft get his hands on this! by UberLord · 2002-12-13 04:27 · Score: 3, Funny

Why would a Microsoft lawyer be doing a murder case?
Re:Wait til Ashcroft get his hands on this! by UberLord · 2002-12-13 05:03 · Score: 2, Funny

I was alluding to the fact that there's no such thing as a Free Operating system (or software for that matter) from a MS wannabe perspective. Obviously my level of humour is vastly superior to your intellect and I humbly appologise ;)
Re:I'm sick of this story. by KjetilK · 2002-12-13 05:58 · Score: 4, Funny

Uhm, they are playing Calvin Ball in court, actually, I would say that is news...

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Re:Slashdotted? by Joey7F · 2002-12-13 11:54 · Score: 3, Funny

Not all of Dagbladet's unique visitors are Norwegian ;) Like me...

Jeg les Dagbladet hver dag og jeg er ikke fra Norge og jeg er ikke Norsk.

--Joey