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# DVD Keys Aren’t “Secret”
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/dvd-keys-aren-8217-t-8220-secret-8221/
- Published: 2004-01-23T18:07:14.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-24T15:20:09.000Z
- Description: In a surprising retreat, the consortium of entertainment and technology companies known as DVD CCA is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:25

In a surprising retreat, the consortium of entertainment and technology companies known as DVD CCA is seeking dismissal of a [lawsuit](http://www.eff.org/IP/Video/DVDCCA%5Fcase/?ref=protein.xyz) against Andrew Bunner, a republisher of a computer program created to allow movie lovers to play their DVDs on computers running the Linux operating system. DVD CCA effectively gave up a multi-year effort to have the republication of the program, called DeCSS, declared a violation of trade secret laws. "DeCSS has been available on hundreds if not thousands of websites for 4 years now," said EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn. "We're pleased that the DVD CCA has finally stopped attempting to deny the obvious: DeCSS is not a secret." The California Supreme Court last year ruled that one could apply preliminary restraint on publication of a computer program only in very narrow circumstances. DVD CCA sued Bunner along with hundreds of people, including some T-shirt manufacturers.