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2001/05/01: DeCSS case back in court on appeal.

2001/02/15: LiViD releases Open Media System DVD Player.

2001/01/18: California court stays proceedings against Matt Pavlovich.

2000/08/17: New York court enjoins 2600 Magazine from publishing or linking to DeCSS; Emmanuel Goldstein Responds.

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The Linux Video and DVD Project is developing a free open source DVD Player application for use on GNU/Linux based operating systems.

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Further Legal Information

Openlaw discussion and archives on the lawsuits over DeCSS
What are Region Codes and why are they illegal in some countries?
The petition for a restraining order on the owners of sites containing/linking to the decss source by the DVD-CCA
Santa Clara County Superior Court info
U.S Supreme Court decision from the "Betamax case" which allowed VCRs to be legally used for taping television programs.
Lemuria.org DeCSS Defense page
Openlaw dvd-discuss FAQ

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