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Seth Schoen Reveals Himself Author of DeCSS Haiku

Posted by timothy on from the fewer-syllables-would-not-communicate-as-magnificently dept.

TrinSF writes "The anonymous author of the DeCSS Haiku has written an article revealing his identity and explaining some of the background. The haiku has been featured in the Gallery of CSS Descramblers and attained some notoriety when it was published in 2001. I'm glad to have played a small role in the article; my comment on /. is included in the text." Apologies to Seth for dropping a "c" from his surname.

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  1. Another Haiku by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This post is not first
    The lameness filter killed it
    it was so painful

  2. Went to high school with Seth Shoen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    He was always kind of the "nerd" type that was quiet and reserved, but you knew that he was going to make something of himself one day. Now that he's hit the big time I suppose some congratulations are in order.

  3. who cares... by pb · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, I wrote this song, but you don't see me standing up and pontificating, saying that it's now part of "the folklore of the Internet"...

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    pb Reply or e-mail; don't vaguely moderate.
  4. Hmm. by CaptainAlbert · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am curious
    just how many syllables
    seth shoen should take up

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    These sigs are more interesting tha
    1. Re:Hmm. by CaptainAlbert · · Score: 3, Funny

      is there a word for
      a haiku that is about
      another haiku?

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      These sigs are more interesting tha
    2. Re:Hmm. by pb · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think "nitpicker" is three syllables too; maybe I should have gone with that.

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    3. Re:Hmm. by Syberghost · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is there a hyphen in "anal-retentive?"

    4. Re:Hmm. by sammy+baby · · Score: 2, Funny

      (cribbed from a former post of mine elsewhere)

      So, haikus have a
      fixed subject -- not nature? Then
      it's a senryu.

      In your defense, though,
      the five-seven-five rule does
      seem to be bogus.

      Therefore, much extra
      effort spent here to make me
      look smart was wasted.

      Damn.

  5. Now that we know who he is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    When does the prosecution expect to sentence him to the firing squad for his blatent contempt for the DMCA?

  6. good for you! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm glad to have played a small role in the article; my comment on /. is included in the text."

    Well that's great! You really are someone after all. I wouldn't want you going through life never having had your pathetic existence validated by anyone.

  7. Haiku by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    DeCCS
    Slashdot Stable
    Fodder is good

    Descrable DVD
    MMM GOOD MOV-VIE
    Now pay your fee$

    Geeks worldwide
    Copyride
    Content adiction

    Freedom comes
    Not from world
    But within one

    Website today
    Slashdotted tomorrow
    bandwidth bill - error 404

  8. WARNING, DO NOT USE THIS HAIKU ! by Krapangor · · Score: 1, Funny

    It contains a trojan horse which will bork your boxen !

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    Owner of a Mensa membership card.
  9. I admit it. by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 4, Funny

    I did it. Happy now?

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    Hate me!
  10. Follow-up on recent events in Seth's life since by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here you can see a photo of Seth Schoen receiving a letter from the MPAA lawyers after revealing he's the author of the DeCSS haiku:

    Clicky-clicky

    (Also, my advice to him, now that he's publicly admitted to be an 3v1l hax0r, is to shave his beard as soon as possible. Unfortunate mistakes can happen so quickly these days ...)

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    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  11. I'm the author of the DVD ascii logo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    But im a pussy so I'm posting anonymously

    Maybe some day I'll reveal myself.. although im sure its safe now since decss was ruled legal or whatever.. but i was a retarded teen and used the DVD logo which is probably copyright-ed or trademarked or something and they'll go after me for that

  12. You seem to have slashdotted yourself by Pac · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hope your ISP don't charge too much for the bandwidth (and the trouble)...

  13. Epic by Popageorgio · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next on the menu: SCO patents the caesura to preempt Beowulf for Linux.

  14. I Can't by uberdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    How was that supposed to decode DVDs? I can't even get it to compile.

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    "I'm not impatient. I just hate waiting." - My Dad
  15. Probably a 'meta-haiku' by pb · · Score: 5, Funny

    I never meta-haiku I didn't like...

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  16. Re:I'm Spartacus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "The poem isn't a circumvention device since it is not executable or compileable."

    Until somebody writes an compiler for haiki (heikii= heikus? heikixen? haikititi? argl).

    I might even throw a Perl script together that does just this...

    Cheers,

    Tels

  17. Re:!RTFA by Mateito · · Score: 2, Funny

    D'oh I should have hit
    The preview button before
    posting a poem.

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    Norman Cook's Ode to Sl
  18. Re:I'm Spartacus by schon · · Score: 2, Funny

    haiku, or haikus

    Gesundheit. :o)

  19. Re:I'm Spartacus by zoeblade · · Score: 2, Funny

    The poem isn't a circumvention device since it is not executable or compileable.

    As opposed to t-shirts?