DeCSS Loses Free Speech Shield

JohnGrahamCumming writes "BusinessWeek/CNET is reporting that the California Supreme Court has ruled that 'a Web publisher could be barred from posting DVD-copying code online without infringing on his free speech rights.' They also say that 'the state Supreme Court ruled that property and trade secrets rights outranked free speech rights in this case.'" According to the article, this "...overturned an earlier decision that said blocking Web publishers from posting the controversial piece of software called DeCSS, which can be used to help decrypt and copy DVDs, would violate their First Amendment rights."

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Re:DeCSS Meta Comment

[llamalicious]

dull noted!

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Re:All DVD piracy to stop! news at 11!

[Lathi-]

A shame the idiots in charge just didn't commit suicide and get it over with.

Despite popular opinion, some things aren't funny to joke about.

Re:No time now for detailed analysis...

[angst_ridden_hipster]

California implode?

Now what would lead you to think that's going to happen?

It wouldn't be our current gubernatorial circus, would it?

It certainly couldn't be our collection of fine thrust, subduction, and displacement faults throughout the state.

It couldn't be the current national Administration's "fuck 'em, they didn't vote for me, so let 'em use candles!" energy policy.

It wouldn't have anything to do with corrupt local politicians in every major city, would it?

It doesn't have anything to do with chronic overdevelopment? Pollution? Overpopulation? Gutting of the educational system? Overwhelming domination of franchises? Precipitous decline of the middle class? Bursting of the dot-com, aerospace, and biotech bubbles? Exorbitant housing prices?

Hm? What? What would lead you to think there's implosion danger here?