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Jon Johansen Interviewed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hero-or-nemesis dept.

wuzfuzzy writes "Depending on your point of view, Jon Lech Johansen is either your hero or adversary. To the copyright industry, Jon Lech Johansen has been a detriment to their policy of control since the advent of DeCSS (Decrypt Content Scrambling System.) To those who cherish freedom, he has been a pillar of hope in an age when DRM (Digital Rights Management) threatens to overtake mainstream media. After two trials, the courts finally ruled in Jon's favor. However, there is much more to Jon Lech Johansen than DeCSS. In this interview, Slyck hopes to bring to light the many facets of Mr. Johansen, and the numerous projects he is involved with."

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  1. I don't know which Jon I love more by wheany · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't know which Jon I love more, Stewart or Johansen.

  2. Let's get all this out of the way... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, Jon Johansen interviews you!

    In Korea, only old people interview Jon Johansen.

    I for one welcome our new Jon Johansen overlords.

  3. You Have No Rights: This Is The United Gulags of by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    America: Love It Or Leave It

    Regards,
    Kilgore Trout, CEO

  4. let me summarize by Mantorp · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    bla DRM bla :-D

    bla bla :-D

    bla bla musique bla bla :-D

  5. SLASHDOTTER NEEDS UR HELP! by MAIL+ME+UR+PORN · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I lost my hard drive and now ALL of my porn is GONE! I still have my gmail tho so if everyone would PLEASE MAIL ME PORN I would REALLY APPRECIATE IT! !!! My email address is mailmeurporn@gmail.com !!! THANK YOU KIND 4CHAN! :)

  6. this FP fo8 GNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Rivalry, and we''l FreeBSD is already about a project

  7. Re:You're right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Uh, the mods are messin' with you again. I still can't figure out why you care so much about the industry when they can be replaced with something so much better. Let the artists create their own "industry", and let the cartels rot in hell. We, the customer will decide how artists get paid...start by supporting their performances in front of paying customers, instead of charging for the "brochures". The ONLY good DRM is NO DRM! There's nothing to argue about here. If you put restrictions on my possessions, then we must break the restrictions! It's too simple! You may now resume your repetition of erroneous statements :)