Monday, December 30, 2002

In the News: Supreme Court Enters DVD Fray The Associated Press is running a story on Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's foray into the DVD encryption wars. Justice O'Connor has stayed dismissal of a case filed by the DVD Copy Control Association in California state court against Matthew Pavlovich. As a student in Indiana, Pavlovich posted to his website the DeCSS code, designed to circumvent DVD encryption controls. Justice O’Connor’s actions come after the California Supreme Court recently ruled that Pavlovich was not subject to jurisdiction in California, but instead must be sued in his home state of Texas, or in Indiana, where he was living at the time of the actions that gave rise to the suit. More information on the DeCSS wars can be found

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