<nettime> Norwegian Arrested Over DVD Hack

[Andrew Shen <shen@epic.org>]

     [any nettimers who can help out with language issues, for 
      example, by translating norwegian documents into english, 
      please contact Alex Fowler at EFF <afowler@eff.org>--tb]


>Dear GILCers,
>
>The DVD issue is heating up around the world, now that Johansen and his
>father have been arrested, had his computer seized, etc.
>
>>Jon Johansen, the 16 year old from Norway who cracked DVD encryption was
>>arrested in a suprise raidyesterday after being named in a lawsuit by some
>>of the biggest companies in entertainment.
>
>It is time for this group to (re)release its joint statement and start
>reaching out to the international media.  A lot of education needs to start
>happening on the issues of copyright, fair use, reverse engineering, and
>encryption.  We are going to add a link to reports on this action in Norway
>with the GILC statement on our site.  In addition, we are going to start an
>e-mail campaign through our new Campaign for Audiovisual Free Expression.
>Aside from the industry groups, to whom should we be reaching out?  Do
>folks on this list have some other suggestions for actions that we can take?
>
>Alex
>
>
>
>>Police raid teen hacker's home
>>http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/d121152.htm
>>
>>Police have raided the Larvik home of a teen charged by some of the
>>world's biggest entertainment companies with ripping off their music and
>>films. The boy broke the code protecting videos and CDs.
>>
>>Entertainment industry giants including Sony, Universal, MGM and Warner
>>have sued the 16-year-old Norwegian, accusing him of hacking his way
>>through the codes meant to protect their products from downloading.
>>
>>They also charged he then publicized the code on the Internet. The
>>teenager published the code on the home page of his father's company. His
>>father is also charged.
>
>-----
>
>From Johansen:
>
>>Jon Lech Johansen (jlj) writes "The National Authority for Investigation
>>and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime in Norway raided my
>>home today and seized my Linux box, FreeBSD/Win2k box and Nokia cellphone.
>>Not only I, but also my father has been indicted, since he owns the
>>mmadb.no domain (webhotel) where my homepage(s) have been located. They
>>also took me in for questioning which lasted 6-7 hours. It's 2 am CET now
>>(I just got back), I haven't eaten, and someone's definitely going to pay
>>for this. I have shut down my old email account, and I'm now using
>>linuxdvd@mmadb.no - More information coming tomorrow, once I've talked to
>>my lawyer.  Did someone whisper countersuit?"
>
>
>===-------------------------------------------------
>  Alex Fowler
>  Director, Strategic Initiatives Group
>  Electronic Frontier Foundation
>
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>
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