DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion

DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion

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Attempts to gag the blogosphere from publishing details of a DVD crack have led to a user revolt.

The row centred on a 'cease and desist' letter sent by the body that oversees the digital rights management technology on high-definition DVDs.

It requested that blogs and websites removed details of a software key that breaks the encryption on HD-DVDs.

The removal of the information from community news website Digg was a step too far for its fans.

As quickly as stories relating to the issue were removed, they were re-submitted in their thousands, in an act described by one user as a "21st Century revolt".

The site collapsed under the weight of the attack at one point.

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you know this restores my faith in internet community. this shows that they are willing to stand up to their rights. also this truly highlight what some one said "information wants to be free". as posted on an earlier thread i am publishing the illegal number here under creative common license

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wow congrats to Digg for standing up to these corporate sallys

without the people it serves, Digg wouldn't serve much use as a company

actually i wont congratulate them they were basically forced by the user revolt to stand up for the rights. at first they were baning and deleting posts left and right but then the users pushed back and managed to actually take down the site. they could have done what slash dot has done before when served with DMCA take down letters they could have just plain out refused and fight them in court as MPAA does not have a legal standing on it. the only reason digg did it because HD DVD guys are a major sponcer of digg