DVD & DeCSS


For those of you that follow the DeCSS case, there is an excellent site that
offers not only all legal documents, but also features relevant press
clippings and additional information on copyright and IP issues. Lot's of
background material is available as well.

http://www.virtualrecordings.com/mp3.htm

--Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to>


Internet-Intellectual Property
Legal Info & Court Briefs

DVD-CCA v. The World:

DEFENDANT'S MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN OPPOSITION TO PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Filed Jan 7, 2000 by EFF

Andrew Bunner's Declaration in Suppport of Defendant

Frank Andrew Stevenson's Declaration in Support of Defendant

David Wagner's Declaration in Support of Defendant

John Gilmore's Declaration in Support of Defendant

Defendant's Objections to Evidence

Defendant's Request for Judicial Notice of Norwegian Law Permitting Reverse Engineering

DEFENDANT'S AUTHORITIES CITED AT ORAL ARGUMENT

Dec. 29, 1999: California Judge REJECTS DVD-CCA's Request for TRO Against Hundreds of Web Sites for Displaying, Discussing, and Linking to Computer Code 
- Preliminary Injunction Hearing Set for 
Jan. 14, 2000 (1:30 p.m. PST)
at Santa Clara County Superior Court
 

EFF Legal Representation Steps In As Defense at TRO Hearing

Chris DiBona's Account of TRO Hearing

Lucky Green's Account of TRO Hearing

Slashdot's Page on TRO

DVDCA and the Big Lie
By Eric S. Raymond

Copying of DVD Movies Targeted
By David L. Wilson

DVD Industry Sues over 500 Defendants in Anti-Piracy Lawsuit
By Mazzic and Macki to HNN

DVD Industry Takes 2600 to Court

DVD-CCA Legal Docs:

Text of Judge Elfving's ORDER REJECTING TRO
Page 1   Page 2   Page 3   Page 4

DEFENDANT'S AUTHORITIES CITED AT ORAL ARGUMENT

DVD-CCA's COMPLAINT
for Injunctive Relief For Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

DVD-CCA'S EX PARTY APPLICATION for a TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO)

Memo of Points and Authorities In Support Of Ex Parte Application For TRO

Declaration of John J. Hoy, President of DVD-CCA

Declaration of Bruce H. Turnbull, Esq. of DVD-CCA's Law Firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Declaration of Frederic Hirsch, Esq. Senior Vice-President of MPA

Declaration of Jonathan S. Shapiro, Esq. of DVD-CCA's Law Firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Declaration of Harvey Shapiro, Esq.of DVD-CCA's Law Firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Exhibits Of Non-California Cases In Support Of DVD-CCA's Ex Parte Application TRO

MPAA's Cease and Desist Letter Against Linux Users for Posting LEGAL Code
 

OTHER WEB SITES DEDICATED TO DVD-FREE EXPRESSION ISSUE:

Rick's DVD-CCA Media Watch

Tom Vogt's Site on DeCSS Legal Case

Chris DiBona's Site on DVD Legal Case

Cryptome In

Ultimate DeCSS Resource Site
 

Intellectual Property in Cyberspace
News
DVD Lawsuit Questions Legality of Linking

By Carl S. Kaplan

No Ruling in Real, Streambox Lawsuit 
By Jim Hu

Netizens Unite Against
Big Business Over DVDs
By Dan Gillmor

DVD Lawsuit Raises Internet Free Speech Issue
By Ann Harrison

Free Speech Wins One
By Dan Gilmor

Ban on DVD Hack Rejected
By Deborah Kong

Etoy Balks at Olive Branch
By Steve Kettmann

DVD Hearing Victory: 
We Won - For Now

DVD Round 1 Goes to Hackers
By Chris Oakes

Activist Defends DVD Hack
By Ann Harrison

Cease and DeCSS: DVD's Encryption Code Cracked
By Dana J. Parker

Movie Trade Group Tries to Block DVD Cracking Tool
By Courtney Macavinta

DVD Encryption Break is a Good Thing
By Bruce Schneier


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