Is it true that the author of DeCSS was arrested?
On January 24, 2000, the The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime in Norway searched the home of Jon Johansen, confiscating computer equipment and a Nokia cellular phone. Jon Johansen was taken in for questioning, and was interrogated for seven hours without a break for food. Because he was ill at the time, Jon’s father Per was questioned at home. This treatment drew condemnation from over fifty civil and human rights groups from around the world. According to EFF archives, Johansen is charged with two possible violations of Norwegian Law. The first involves “breaking a security arrangement” to access data; the other is an infringement of copyright law, Norwegian Copyright Act sect. 54. The EFF has already offered to provide legal services to the Johansens. Sources: http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DeCSS_prosecutions/Johansen_DeCSS_case/20000124_johansen_statement.html http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-2000-01/lw-01-dvd-interview.htm
On January 24, 2000, the The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime in Norway searched the home of Jon Johansen, confiscating computer equipment and a Nokia cellular phone. Jon Johansen was taken in for questioning, and was interrogated for seven hours without a break for food. Because he was ill at the time, Jon’s father Per was questioned at home. This treatment drew condemnation from over fifty civil and human rights groups from around the world. According to EFF archives, Johansen is charged with two possible violations of Norwegian Law. The first involves “breaking a security arrangement” to access data; the other is an infringement of copyright law, Norwegian Copyright Act sect. 54. The EFF has already offered to provide legal services to the Johansens.
