DeCSS amicus brief

A message from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society Open Law Center:

Thanks to the tremendous effort of a number of Openlaw participants, we have filed a proposed amicus brief with Judge Kaplan in Universal v. Reimerdes. (The "friend of the court" brief is a chance for non-parties with interests in the case to present arguments.)

We filed to oppose the plaintiff movie studios' motion to enjoin 2600 from linking to DeCSS code from its web pages. We argue that links are key to Web communication, so an injunction would be a prior restraint in violation of the First Amendment. We also argue that there are no "contributory violations" of the DMCA, and that because DeCSS is legitimate reverse engineering, the original injunction should be vacated.

The brief is online at:

   <http://eon.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/DVD/amicus.html>

Thanks again to all who have helped develop the arguments and write the brief!

--Wendy

Wendy Seltzer -- wendy[_at_]seltzer.com
Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society Openlaw/DVD: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/DVD/

via

Diane Cabell
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Harvard Law School
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/

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