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May 27, 2007

Finnish Court Declares Open Season For Hacking

An unusual ruling in Finnish courts appears to have declared that it's open season for hacking DRM'd media. In an unanimous decision, the Helsinki District Court ruled that Content Scrambling System (CSS) used in DVD movies is "ineffective". The decision is the first in Europe to interpret new copyright law amendments that ban the circumvention of

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Posted by Joe at May 27, 2007 01:04 PM