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Apple's proprietary DRM cracked
News Now Jon Lech Johansen - better known as DVD Jon - is widely reported to have reverse-engineered his way under the skin of Apple's FairPlay DRM. Apple's proprietary DRM technology may... [25 Oct 2006]
Apple boosts G5 line-up
News All PowerBooks also will include a DVD-burning SuperDrive. However, analyst Kathleen Maher from Jon Peddie Research said she was impressed with Aperture and thought it represented an opportunity for... [20 Oct 2005]
DVD Jon re-hacks iTunes DRM - just for Linux
News In a blog posting, Norwegian programmer Jon Johansen, who was previously responsible for releasing software used to copy DVDs online, said he had been successful at reverse engineering the latest iTunes encryption. [23 Mar 2005]
Apple disables iTunes hack
News One of the creators was Jon Johansen, the Norwegian programmer responsible for releasing DVD-copying software in 1999 and known as 'DVD Jon'. Apple has closed a security... [22 Mar 2005]
Tesco aims for iTunes with song-shop launch
News I see a time when we'll sell music and video - DVD quality films," he said. Jon Higgins, head of e-commerce development at Tesco, said the music market won't always favour the Cupertino-based company. [08 Nov 2004]
Hacker cracks iTunes code
News The Norwegian hacker famous for cracking DVD encryption says he has cracked Apple AirPort Express. Jon Lech Johansen has revealed the public key that Apple AirPort Express, a wireless networking... [13 Aug 2004]
'DVD-Jon' to sue Norwegian government after acquittal
News Jon Lech Johansen, also known as "DVD-Jon", will seek compensation from the Norwegian government following his acquittal in an appellate court on charges related to alleged copyright... [28 Jan 2004]
Leader: Note to entertainment industry - get over it
Leader Then today the Norwegian known as 'DVD Jon' was put in the clear after, as a teenager, cracking and distributing the keys to a program that keeps films on DVD being copied. The... [22 Dec 2003]
Activists cheer the acquittal of 'DVD Jon'
Comment The court said Johansen had the right to access a DVD he had legally purchased. The Norwegian judges' ruling protects intellectual freedom by recognising that once you buy a DVD movie, Hollywood no... [09 Jan 2003]
Teen hacker faces two years for DeCSS 'offence'
News Jon Johansen, a Norwegian teen, has gone on trial for allegedly bypassing DVD anti-copying technology. It is not clear how that section applies to writing and using a DVD-decryption... [10 Dec 2002]
