Chapter: Note on the DeCSS Trial

Quote:

In the fast-pased world of cyberlaw the first summer of the new millennium will be remembered for two controversial cases. The first is the well publicized dispute involving web sites such as Napster and Gnutella which allow users to swap MP3 music files. The music industry has sought an injunction to prevent Napster, since the subject matter probably seemed more arcane to the general public. Both cases have the potential to shape the precarious landscape of intellectual property law but the effects of the DeCSS case

What I expect to learn:

To be aware of the note on the DeCSS Trial

Review:                    

First of all, I can’t be lie and say I have no idea whatsoever about this issue of the illegal distribution of DeCSS because I know someone who actually have or use it for decrypting DVDs.

It is for a fact that people want quality in a cheap price, that is how economics work. Sell it in the lowest price possible and you will get as many buyers as you can because that way, you can earn profit. Let’s keep this one a secret but I know a place, a magical place, where DVDs roam free and buyers walk through the garden of piracy without any care of it violating a major rule. I made it sound like a fairy tale but you know what is really going on in the world right now? We are surrounded by piracy because people like it cheap and piracy is cheap which is why it is so hard to contain it in a jar.

Piracy is all over the internet and the fact that it is makes it more invincible to defeat because it is in the internet and that is a powerful place for something so in demand. Frankly, I don’t really think that there can be something to stop the massive growth of piracy online because everyone feeds the monster a little at a time so if there is something to stop this madness, I think now is the right time to implement it.

I am not saying that piracy is a good resource; I am just implying that it is a massive tumor that continues to grow online that allows people to become more and more aware of it which is why if it has to be stopped, which I know it should be as soon as possible, it should happen now so that the damage to those affected industries will be minimal.

What I learned:

·         Technical background

·         The lawsuit

·         The outcome

Integrative Questions:            

1.    Explain the technical background of the DeCSS Trial.

2.    Explain the lawsuit in the trial.

3.    What might be the outcome of the trial?

4.    What is the actual outcome of the trial?

5.    What is the DeCSS trial?