A Norwegian court is again hearing the case of prominent cracker Jon Johansen, known as “DVD Jon” for his 1999 software program that circumvents DVD copy protection, the publication of which launched a swarm of lawsuits against Web publishers, including hacker site 2600.com. While a three-judge panel in January rejected charges that Johansen had illegally accessed his DVD movies using his own Linux-based player, Norwegian law allows the prosecution to appeal a case.
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Prosecutors Try Again for Norwegian DVD Jon
Posted by: Jay Lyman December 2, 2003 01:56 PMA Norwegian court is again hearing the case of prominent cracker Jon Johansen, known as “DVD Jon” for his 1999 software program that circumvents DVD copy protection, the publication of which launched a swarm of lawsuits against Web publishers, including hacker site 2600.com. While a three-judge panel in January rejected charges that Johansen had illegally accessed his DVD movies using his own Linux-based player, Norwegian law allows the prosecution to appeal a case.