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	CNN - Meet the kid behind the DVD hack - January 31, 2000
		Jon Johansen: I asked them why, and they said that they considered it to be so advanced that they had to take it in, because it was a Nokia 91-10.
		Jon Johansen: We discussed it in the group and they thought it was OK, and I think the first reporter I talked to was from Wired.
		Jon Johansen: Well, what I read on Slashdot was that they basically said that the encryption was bad, and it was kind of their fault.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/TECH/computing/01/31/johansen.interview.idg (1817 words)

	Jon Lech Johansen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jon Lech Johansen (born November 18, 1983), also known as DVD Jon, is a Norwegian who was involved in the release of the DeCSS software.
		Johansen's second DeCSS trial began in Oslo on December 2, 2003, and resulted in an acquittal on December 22, 2003.
		On June 26, 2005, Johansen created a modification of Google's new in-browser video player (which was based on the open source VLC media player) in less than 24 hours after its release, to allow the user to play videos that are not hosted on Google’s servers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jon_Johansen (957 words)

	Jon Johansen
		In the meanwhile, Norway's "Byrett" (district court) has finally begun the Jon Johansen DVD case in which the Norwegian government is trying to nail someone for the crime of using his own property in the way he wants, in effect.
		Jon Newton is the editor of p2pnet.net and is a regular contributer to MP3 Newswire.
		Jon's site is devoted to the politics of digital music and his insights as well as those of his co-writers can be read there.
	www.mp3newswire.net /stories/2002/johansen.htm (1552 words)

	Georg C. F. Greve - Help Jon Johansen!
		As most of you will know already, Jon Johansen is facing charges by the Norwegian government for his efforts on the decryption of DVDs in order to be able to play them on GNU/Linux systems.
		I am grateful to Jon Johansen and his coworkers for prying loose the secret that was meant to restrict the public.
		If the Norwegian government thinks human rights are more important than copyrights, it should drop the charges against Jon Johansen now, and give him a medal for service to the public beyond the call of duty.
	gnuhh.org /work/jonjohansen.html (740 words)

	PCWorld.com - Defendant Acquitted in DVD Hacking Case
		Jon Lech Johansen, also known as DVD Jon, has been acquitted in Oslo City Court of charges over his development and distribution of DeCSS, a program that can be used to break the digital copy-protection mechanism of DVDs, his attorney said Tuesday.
		The court found that Johansen was entitled to access information on a DVD that he had purchased, and was therefore entitled to use his program to break the code, attorney Halvor Manshaus said Tuesday.
		Johansen's distribution of the code on the Internet was also considered in depth by the court, and it found that "this program could be useful for both legal and illegal purposes, like many other devices," Manshaus said.
	pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,108462,00.asp (819 words)

	Wired News: Teen Hacking Idol Hits Big Apple
		In January, officials from Norway's Department of Economic Crime hauled Johansen to a local police station for questions related to the U.S. lawsuit brought by eight movie studios.
		Johansen later told Wired News that he has a Linux setup at home and thought the industry's allegations were ridiculous.
		Johansen, who says he occasionally uses the handle "MNX," is a member of Masters of Reverse Engineering, the group that released the DeCSS utility last year.
	www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,37650,00.html (1120 words)

	'DVD Jon' DeCSS hacking trial ends
		Jon Johansen, known in Norway as "DVD Jon," is charged with having unlocked a copyright-protection code and distributed a computer program enabling unauthorised copying of DVD movies, angering US movie studios who fear mass piracy and loss of revenue.
		Johansen, 19, has become an icon for those who say making software like his is an act of intellectual freedom rather than theft.
		Johansen wrote the DeCSS program, which unwraps the copy protection found on DVDs, when he was 15.
	www.crime-research.org /news/2002/12/Mess1702.htm (514 words)

	Wired News: Hacker Enters Not Guilty Plea
		Johansen was dubbed DVD Jon by the Internet community after he devised a computer program -- DeCSS -- in the late 1990s that enabled consumers to circumvent copy-protection technology embedded in ordinary DVDs.
		Johansen was cleared of piracy charges in an Oslo court in January after a six-day trial, billed as a fight between a cyber David and corporate Goliaths.
		Johansen, who developed the program when he was 15, has become a hero for hackers worldwide who say making software like DeCSS is an act of intellectual freedom.
	www.wired.com /news/digiwood/0,1412,61437,00.html (707 words)

	IP Justice
		OKOKRIM appealed the loss and Johansen’s retrial is scheduled to begin on December 2, 2003 in Oslo and end December 11, 2003.
		Since Johansen’s case is one of first impression, it is not unusual for the case to be retried on an appeal in Norway.
		Johansen's prosecution is the first time that this law has been used to prosecute a person for accessing his own property.
	www.ipjustice.org /media/release20031202_en.shtml (798 words)

	PCWorld.com - DVD Jon Breaks ITunes Security (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Johansen rose to international prominence after he created DeCSS (De Contents Scramble System) in 1999 to crack the CSS copy protection on DVDs, and made the code available to others on the Internet.
		After a trial in Norway, Johansen was acquitted in January of charges related to his development and distribution of DeCSS.
		The court found that Johansen was entitled to access information on a DVD that he had purchased, and was therefore entitled to use his program to break the code.
	www.fileworld.com /news/article/0,aid,113647,00.asp (427 words)

	2600 NEWS: DECSS AUTHOR JON JOHANSEN PLEADS INNOCENT TO COMPUTER BREAK-IN
		Jon Johansen, author of the "DeCSS" computer program which removes the encryption from DVD video discs, has pleaded innocent in a Norwegian courtroom to charges relating to his role in the software.
		It is a fact that Johansen started work on the software not for any type of piracy, but to allow DVD videos to be played on Linux computers.
		Johansen's trial is expected to last five days, with a verdict in January.
	www.2600.com /news/display/display.shtml?id=1456 (368 words)

	Slyck News - Slyck.com Interviews Jon Lech Johansen
		To the copyright industry, Jon Lech Johansen has been a detriment to their policy of control since the advent of DeCSS (Decrypt Content Scrambling System.) To those who cherish freedom, he has been a pillar of hope in an age when DRM (Digital Rights Management) threatens to overtake mainstream media.
		Jon Lech Johansen became well known for his role in the development of DeCSS.
		Johansen, and the numerous projects he is involved with.
	www.slyck.com /news.php?story=733 (1390 words)

	On Lisa Rein's Radar: Free Jon Johansen Archives
		Johansen said he expects another round because this is the first such case in Norway.
		Jon Lech Johansen, who was 15 when he developed and posted the program on the Internet in late 1999, said he was only trying to play DVDs he already owned on his Linux-based computer, which did not already have DVD-viewing software.
		Johansen's program, which pieces together security codes and other programs sent to him by fellow hackers, breaks the CSS barrier, allowing films to be played and copied on computers.
	www.onlisareinsradar.com /archives/free_jon_johansen/index.php (2952 words)

	Alleged teen pirate faces new trial \| CNET News.com
		Jon Johansen, age 19 and dubbed "DVD Jon," was acquitted by an Oslo court in January of charges of theft after he developed a computer program to copy DVD movies which has been outlawed in the United States.
		Johansen had admitted copying only legally purchased DVDs using his program, and the Oslo district court ruled that he was entitled to do this.
		Prosecutors on behalf of Hollywood studies lodged an appeal in the Borgarting appeals court in Oslo, objecting to the application of the law and the presentation of evidence.
	news.com.com /2100-12-990583.html (506 words)

	TIME Europe Magazine: Enemy At The Gates? -- Jul. 08, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Jon Johansen's trial for hacking may be a key battle in the struggle between industry and innovation
		Johansen and his two co-writers (who have remained anonymous to avoid prosecution and never used their real names even with each other) knew their work on DECSS could lead to a clash with DVD makers, who are fiercely protective of their lucrative technology.
		For now, Johansen is safe, Manshaus says, because "Jon hasn't done anything for pecuniary reasons." Whatever his motives, the Motion Picture Association —; which notified Økokrim about DECSS —; has highly pecuniary reasons to fight such activity.
	www.time.com /time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901020708-262924,00.html (1336 words)

	Domain Name Rights Coalition: Jon Johansen Cleared
		In a ruling that is a victory for fair use rights, Jon Johansen has been cleared by a Norwegian court From IP Justice (Oslo) A Norwegian appeals court today cleared Jon Johansen of all charges for viewing his lawfully purchased DVDs on a DVD player that is not approved by the Hollywood movie studios.
		The penalty for breaking this Norwegian law is two years in prison if convicted. Johansen’s case marked the first time this law was used to prosecute someone for accessing his own property.
		Johansen was represented on appeal by Halvor Manshaus from the Oslo law firm Advokatfirmaet Schjødt, who also defended Johansen at the lower court.
	www.netpolicy.com /dnrc/archives/000419.html (204 words)

	Jon Johansen acquitted in DVD film cracking case
		Jon Lech Johansen, who was 15 when he developed and posted the program on the Internet in late 1999, said he developed the software only to watch DVD movies he owned on a Linux-based computer that lacked DVD-viewing software.
		Johansen became a folk hero to hackers, especially in the United States, where a battle still rages over a 1998 copyright law that bans such software.
		Charges against Johansen were filed after Norwegian prosecutors received a complaint from the MPAA and the DVD Copy Control Association, the group that licenses CSS.
	online.securityfocus.com /news/1990 (713 words)

	CNN.com - Norwegian hacker cracks iTunes code - Nov. 27, 2003
		Jon Lech Johansen, 19, faces a new trial that starts Tuesday after prosecutors appealed his January acquittal on charges that he violated Norway's data break-in laws with his DeCSS program for DVDs.
		Johansen, also known as DVD Jon, was 15 when he developed DeCSS to watch movies on a Linux-based computer without DVD-viewing software, posting it on the Internet in 1999.
		He was acquitted January 7 by the Oslo District Court, which said Johansen could not be convicted of breaking into DVD films he legally owned, or of providing a tool others might use to copy films illegally.
	www.cnn.com /2003/TECH/internet/11/27/itunes.code.ap (540 words)

	IP Justice Media Release on Johansen Appeals Decision
		Johansen’s case marked the first time this Norwegian law was used to prosecute someone for accessing his own property.
		Johansen was first charged by the Norwegian Economic Crime Unit (OKOKRIM) who raided his family's home at the request of the Motion Picture Association in 2000.
		After the Oslo City Court acquitted Johansen in January 2003, Hollywood pressured Norwegian prosecutors to appeal the decision and the retrial was scheduled to begin on December 2nd and wrapped up on the 11th.
	www.ipjustice.org /media_releases/122203.html (791 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Teenager wins DVD court battle
		The court acquitted Jon Johansen on all charges and said he did not break the law when he created a system that could remove copy protection on DVDs.
		Mr Johansen maintained that he should have the right to watch films he had legally bought on a device of his choosing.
		With no evidence that Mr Johansen was engaged in piracy or that he was aiding others to illegally copy disks the Norwegian court had no choice but to acquit the teenager.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/2635293.stm (431 words)

	Neowin.net -> Jon Johansen cleared of dvd privacy
		Johansen, called "DVD Jon," had pleaded not guilty to charges that he broke Norwegian law by helping break the code on commercial DVDs.
		Johansen himself was not present to hear the verdict, as he was on holiday in France.
		Johansen, 20, was alleged to have broken the law by writing and publishing a DVD descrambling program, DeCSS, so that he could watch films he owned on a Linux Pc.
	www.neowin.net /forum/index.php?s=cdcd57775a0b6a2d392066708bdd09fe&showtopic=125615&pid=1504211&st=0& (747 words)

	2600 NEWS: DECSS AUTHOR JON JOHANSEN FOUND INNOCENT IN NORWEGIAN COURT
		Jon Johansen, author of the controversial DeCSS program, was cleared of charges in a Norwegian court on Tuesday.
		Judge Sogn told prosecutors that they would not be permitted to appeal her decision in the case.
		Had Johansen been tried in the United States, the outcome would almost certainly have been different.
	www.2600.com /news/view/article/1485 (275 words)

	'DVD Jon' to seek compensation \| Tech News on ZDNet
		Johansen is believed to have played some role in the creation of software used to break copy protection on DVDs.
		While Johansen is widely reported as being the "lone gunman" behind the creation of the DeCSS de-scrambler, DVD interest sites maintain the DCC code itself was broken by an anonymous German hacker.
		Johansen, who was allegedly a part of a group known as the Masters of Reverse Engineering, or MoRE, simply helped in writing the program that used the existing CSS crack to de-scramble the discs.
	news.zdnet.com /2100-1009_22-5148882.html (468 words)

	PyMusique Updated - Jon Johansen Dodges iTMS DRM Again :: iPod Hacks :: The Latest and Greatest News and Info for Your ...
		Yesterday we reported that Apple had taken steps and blocked Jon Johansen's PyMusique application that allowed purchasing and downloading music from the iTunes Music Store without the normal DRM attached.
		Well, it seems that Johansen has updated PyMusique and it again functions as he intended, on the Linux platform.
		Johansen claims that this entire exercise has been about enabling Linux users to purchase music on the iTMS.
	www.ipodhacks.com /article.php?sid=1287 (308 words)

	LawMeme - Jon Johansen Acquitted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Jon was tried under an older law, which does not have clear "dmca-like" clauses.
		This is of course a victory for Jon who was acquitted and does not have to go through life with a criminal record, but once Norway implements the EU Copyright Directive, this case - even if appealed and either affirmed or overturned - has very little relevance.
		The Copyright Directive prohibits distribution of software such as DeCSS and should Jon attempt something similar some years from now, he will quite likely be convicted.
	research.yale.edu /lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=791 (332 words)

	Jon Lech Johansen case to be decided Monday - CD Freaks.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		DVD Jon testified in court this week that he and the others that made DeCSS only made it for the legitemate purpose of watching DVDs under Linux.
		Jon Lech Johansen said his software, DeCSS, was necessary to unlock the copy-protection on DVDs so he could watch movies he already owned.
		Ihope Jon Lech Johansen is not a Black American because he will probably end up in a gas chamber or some other magnificent device of the American Justice system.
	www.cdfreaks.com /news/5336 (826 words)

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