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Supreme Court to Take Up DeCSS Case

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the movin-on-up dept.

geekee writes "CNET has posted an article claiming the US Supreme Court will take up a 1999 case involving individuals posting DeCSS on web sites based in the US. In November, the California Supreme Court had ruled that Matthew Pavlovitch could not be sued in CA since he's not a CA resident 'with no substantial contact with California'. The injunction placed before the start of the CA trial will remain in effect. The case is essentially about juristiction when attempting to prosecute a number of defendants simultaneously in order to save on legal fees."

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  1. DeCSS Code Download by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey if you are looking for still looking for DeCSS check out Pajonet.com!

  2. Re:How petty by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's not petty there are millions maybe billions of dollars at stake here.

    If the workers are allowed to produce their own DVDs and keep the value of the production instead of simply getting a minuscule wage there will be seriously consequences for the elite of the media industry.

    Compared to that what is bin laden gonna do? Kill a few cubicle dwelling workers in some office building?

    Hey the Sept. 11th attacks give a good cover for the massive recession that would have happened anyways. But now the ruling class can blame it on terrorism instead of accepting responsibility.

  3. Re:the wrong side by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You are right, we should have annihilated the whole country while we had the chance.