Monday, 5. January 2004

Topic: COPYRIGHT - on January 5, 2004 at 6:11:00 PM CET

'DVD Jon' Seals Victory as Police Skip Appeal

Norwegian police said on Monday they would not appeal a landmark DVD piracy case for a second time, marking a final victory for a 20-year-old hacker and a defeat for Hollywood.

An Oslo appeals court cleared 20-year-old Jon Johansen, dubbed "DVD Jon," of piracy charges in late December, angering the U.S. film industry which had hoped for a legal precedent to prevent unauthorized copying of DVDs around the world.

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