FC: Norway charges Jon Johansen for copyright violations with DeCSS

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Thu Jan 10 2002 - 09:31:39 PST

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    Other news coverage (via Slashdot)
    http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article.jhtml?articleID=256006
    http://www.nettavisen.no/servlets/page?section=9&item=194062
    http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2002/01/10/305441.html
    
    Background on the Johansen case:
    http://www.politechbot.com/cgi-bin/politech.cgi?name=johansen
    
    Photos of Johansen:
    http://www.mccullagh.org/cgi-bin/photosearch.cgi?name=johansen
    
    Johansen's testimony in DeCSS trial in New York city:
    http://www.eff.org/Cases/MPAA_DVD_cases/20000720_ny_trial_transcript.html
    
    -Declan
    
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    Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:51:41 +0100
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    From: "per chr. k. stokke" <pcsat_private>
    Subject: Jon Lech Johansen charged
    
    FYI, everybody:
    
    Norwegian authorities (www.okokrim.no) have chosen to charge Jon Lech=20
    Johansen for violation of =A7145 in the norwegian penal code: ".... any=20
    person who by breaking a protective device or in a similar manner,=20
    unlawfully obtains access to data or programs which are stored or=20
    transferred by electronic or other technical means".
    
    If found guilty, he faces up to two years imprisonment and / or fines.
    
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