DeCSS Source Included in Lawsuit Filings

Word has begun to spread around the Net today that the source for DeCSS has been included in the public court records filed by the DVD Copy Control Association against Webmasters and distributors of the DVD decryption application. Once again proving the lack of understanding that DeCSS itself is not the problem but rather the protocol itself, the source is now available for public consumption and will undoubtedly lead to more decryption programs. After a California Superior Court issued an injunction Friday barring the distribution of DeCSS, this mistake may turn things around for proponents of DeCSS and civil liberties. A copy of the lawsuit filings may be viewed at http://cryptome.org/dvd-hoy-reply.htm.