Oxford Yanks Student Page Over Spoof DeCSS

eval writes "A student at Oxford had his page pulled by the computer services group there because he had a spoof DeCSS on his page, and linked to opendvd.org." Once again, the organizations like the MPAA (though Oxford administration did not officially confirm this) get their way simply by sending an official-looking letter. Where are we when universities - the last stronghold of intellectual freedom - excuse their censor-first, ask-questions-later behavior by saying: "We were here to further the aims of the University in Education and Research, not to fight other people's copyright actions"? (more)

The day following the Web page's removal, the school administrator was surprised to learn that the DeCSS his staff yanked had nothing to do with DVDs...

From: Alan Gay <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: ox.talk
Subject: Re: Deep linking
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 13:14:54 +0100
Organization: Oxford University, England

So, you are saying that all this fuss is because you wanted to wave a red rag at the bull by *pretending* you were offering decss software. The result of this is that the University has spent, and is still spending, a vast amount of administrative effort and lawyers' fees over something that has nothing to do with it, and is just a game to you.

I'll leave others to discuss the sense of that.

Finally... a story where this is *not* offtopic...

and I'm asleep at the keyboard. Doh!

Oh well... here it is.
Add your own, and spread this far and wide:

ftp://ftp.u.washington.edu/public/arobs /css [washington.edu]
ftp://sun.rl.odessa.ua/pub/decss [odessa.ua]
http://130.111.75.63:142 [130.111.75.63]
http://216.35.100.9/ma/kdawson/deecessess [216.35.100.9]
http://24.114.168.235/public/css.htm [24.114.168.235]
http://24.15.107.67/DeCSS [24.15.107.67]
http://24.6.244.114/DeCSS [24.6.244.114]
http://2600.dk/mirrors/css [2600.dk]
http://334.se2600.org [se2600.org]
http://DVDoutrage.Tripod.com [tripod.com]
http://MSD.dyndns.org [dyndns.org]
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~sd_fort [concordia.ca]
http://amergeisaphreak.netfirms.com [netfirms.com]
http://andrewstern.freeservers.com/decss [freeservers.com]
http://artun.ee/~rommi/css [artun.ee]
http://benyossef.com/freedom [benyossef.com]
http://bigpoppa.adsl.alpha1.net/decss [alpha1.net]
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/clcktwr [yahoo.com]
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/klflatt [yahoo.com]
http://budice.ancients.net/decss [ancients.net]
http://budsmoker.com/sites/decss [budsmoker.com]
http://bur-jud-118-039.rh.uchicago.edu/d vd [uchicago.edu]
http://cant-stop-us-all.freehosting.net [freehosting.net]
http://chaz.fsgs.com/misc/DvD [fsgs.com]
http://chemlab.org/~dvd [chemlab.org]
http://cherryville.org/dvd [cherryville.org]
http://come.to/intelex [come.to]
http://cs.unca.edu/~dillzc/decss [unca.edu]
http://css.choppy.com/data [choppy.com]
http://cssalgorithm.8m.com [8m.com]
http://cybertrippin.net [cybertrippin.net]
http://cymorg.bizland.com/index2.html [bizland.com]
http://dB.org/dvd [db.org]
http://dandruff.cs.unm.edu/~bap/DeCSS [unm.edu]
http://darklord.darkthrone.com/users /smith/dvd [darkthrone.com]
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~homeyd/DVD [uoregon.edu]
http://dcwi.com/~wench/decss [dcwi.com]
http://debian.mps.krakow.pl/mirror/css [krakow.pl] http://decss.8m.com [8m.com]
http://decss.cx [decss.cx]
http://decss.cyvoid.net [cyvoid.net]
http://decss.fall0ut.com [fall0ut.com]
http://decss.freeservers.com [freeservers.com]
http://decss.freeshell.org [freeshell.org]
http://decss.fzylogic.net [fzylogic.net]
http://decss.htmlplanet.com [htmlplanet.com]
http://decss.netfirms.com [netfirms.com]
http://decss.z-man.org [z-man.org]
http://decss_files.tripod.com [tripod.com]
http://decssmirror.homestead.com [homestead.com]
http://deelbeson.detour.net [detour.net]
http://dephile.hypermart.net [hypermart.net]
http://dephile.hypermart.net/dvdinfo.html [hypermart.net]
http://developer.dnepr.net/dvdcss [dnepr.net]
http://dialug.org/html/decss.html [dialug.org]
http://dirtass.beyatch.net [beyatch.net]
http://dlsf.org [dlsf.org]
http://dogh ousepages.lycos.com/collecting/midnightrider/DVDEn crypt.html [lycos.com]
http://donotsueme.freeservers.com [freeservers.com]
http://donotsueme.homepage.com [homepage.com]
http://dosdemon.yi.org/decss [yi.org]
http://dsl129.drizzle.com:2001/downloa ds/DVD [drizzle.com]
http://dvd.coolpeople.dhs.org [dhs.org]
http://dvd.k4dwi.net/dvd [k4dwi.net]
http://dvd.loathe.com [loathe.com]
http://dvdcopy.cjb.net [cjb.net]
http://dvdcrack.homepage.com [homepage.com]
http://dvdcss.newmail.ru [newmail.ru]
http://earendel.gt.ed.net/dvd [ed.net]
http://ebmedia.net/dvd [ebmedia.net]
http://elknews.netpedia.net/dvd [netpedia.net]
http://fairuse.freeservers.com [freeservers.com]
http://freedecss.50megs.com [50megs.com]
http://freemymind.homepage.com [homepage.com]
http://freeshell.org/~simm [freeshell.org]
http://friko6.onet.pl/war/mkochano [friko6.onet.pl]
http://ftp.yodanet.schwaebischhall. de/pub/DeCSS [schwaebischhall.de]
http://ftso.org/decss [ftso.org]
http://geocities.com/donquix0te [geocities.com]
http://geocities.com/dontquit222 [geocities.com]
http://go.to/decss [go.to]
http://go.to/nairos_dvd [go.to]
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~deepbleu [prohosting.com] http://heavymusic.8m.com [8m.com]
http://heky.org/dc [heky.org]
http://home.att.net/ ~phreakonaleash/ccs_mirror--screw_the_feds [att.net]
http://home.clara.net/bangor/DeCSS [clara.net]
http://home.cyberarmy.com/drj/DeCSS [cyberarmy.com]
http://home.cyberarmy.com/enac/dvden crypt.html [cyberarmy.com]
http://home.earthlink.net/~kaos_inc [earthlink.net]
http://home.earthlink.net/~rocketrob [earthlink.net]
http://home.earthlink.net/~snagnbytz [earthlink.net]
http://home.monet.no/~christel/dvd.html [monet.no]
http://home.onestop.net/lakitu/mirror [onestop.net]
http://home.pacbell.net/pfconces [pacbell.net]
http://home.postnet.com/~wsl3/DeCSS [postnet.com]
http://home.primus.com.au/ratzmilk [primus.com.au]
http://home.rmci.net/bert/dvd [rmci.net]
http://home.rmci.net/bert/fuckthelawyers [rmci.net]
http://home.sol.no/~craphead/DVD [home.sol.no]
http://home.worldonline.dk/~loadfree/CSS [worldonline.dk]
http://homepage.dtn.ntl.com/paul.chan [ntl.com]
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~cbunton [ihug.co.nz]
http://imezok.tripod.com/Untitled.txt [tripod.com]
http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca/dvd [uwaterloo.ca]
http://inferno.tusculum.edu/~neil/decss [tusculum.edu]
http://internettrash.com/users/linuxdvd [internettrash.com]
http://intfreedom.homepage.com [homepage.com]
http://io.spaceports.com/~decss [spaceports.com]
http://isupport2600.8m.com [8m.com]
http://jackvalenti-ismyhoe.tripod.com [tripod.com]
http://jadin.virtualave.net [virtualave.net]
http://jump.to/decss [jump.to]
http://jupiter.spaceports.com/~decss [spaceports.com]
http://kb5kjn.karco.org/~alpine/DVD [karco.org]
http://kesagatame.tripod.com [tripod.com]
http://kevins.ne.mediaone.net/~kevins/dvd [mediaone.net]
http://killer.radom.net/~shoggoth/dvd.ht ml [radom.net]
http://linux.uci.agh.edu.pl/~outlaw/ decss.html [agh.edu.pl]
http://loogham.2y.net/decss [2y.net]
http://magic.hurrah.com/~fireball/dvd [hurrah.com]
http://mail.sirak.org [sirak.org]
http://matt.frogspace.net/css [frogspace.net]
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/jwhite80 55/DeCSS [aol.com]
http://members.home.net/dgweb [home.net]
http://members.hometown. aol.com/_ht_a/MysticJTY/myhomepage [aol.com]
http://members.theglobe.com/Greed yMan/greedy.html [theglobe.com]
http://members.tripod.co.uk/SneakyBat [tripod.co.uk]
http://members.tripod.com/donotsueme [tripod.com]
http://members.tripod.com/donquix0te [tripod.com]
http://members.tripod.com/ny2600 [tripod.com]
http://members.tripod.com/r-sobin/dvd [tripod.com]
http://members.tripod.com/~Denney/DeCSS [tripod.com]
http://members.tripod.com/~baloney97/dvd [tripod.com]
http://members.tripod.com/~lucvdb/decs s.html [tripod.com]
http://members.tripod.com/~sk8or311 [tripod.com]
http://members.xoom.com/CaitSith16/DeC SS.htm [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/LinuxDVD [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/NiKeX [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/amateursoft [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/arjicle [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/chapter3/Mamma No.htm [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/freedvdinfo [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/get_decss [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/iamkeenan/master [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/iox [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/maud123/Home/C SS.htm [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/mogreen/decss [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/nyc2600 [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/phireproof [xoom.com]
http://members.xoom.com/s_o_sam/help.html [xoom.com]
http://members1.chello.nl/~o.seibert/DeC SS [chello.nl]
http://merlinjim.freeservers.com/dvd [freeservers.com]
http://mikedotd.penguinpowered.com/deccs [penguinpowered.com]
http://mikedotd.penguinpowered.com/decss [penguinpowered.com]
http://mikepark.org [mikepark.org]
http://mpaasucks.homepage.com [homepage.com]
http://natara.freeservers.com/decss/ decss.html [freeservers.com]
http://ndez.bizland.com/css-auth [bizland.com]
http://neil.gotlinux.org [gotlinux.org]
http://netmanor.iboost.com/zachgoss/s imm.html [iboost.com]
http://nomoredvd.tripod.com [tripod.com]
http://ny2600.iwarp.com [iwarp.com]
http://nycsoftware.com/MirrorList.asp [nycsoftware.com]
http://osiris.978.org/~brianr/css [978.org]
http://pages.hotbot.com/arts/weknow [hotbot.com]
http://pages.hotbot.com/edu/silex/mir ror.html [hotbot.com]
http://pcmania.bg/9-99/mortyr/_vti_ cnf/_vti_pvt [pcmania.bg]
http://people.mn.mediaone.net/bojay/sl ashdot [mediaone.net]
http://people.mn.mediaone.net/si mulacrum/decss.htm [mediaone.net]
http://people.ne.mediaone.net/cy berwave/DeCSS.html [mediaone.net]
http://people.ne.mediaone.net/dantepsn [mediaone.net] http://personalweb.smcvt.edu/wtaylo r/decss.html [smcvt.edu]
http://planeta.clix.pt/DJ_AmAzInG/DVD [planeta.clix.pt]
http://primate.net/DVD [primate.net]
http://pyrrhic.8m.com/DeCSS [8m.com]
http://quintessenz.at/q [quintessenz.at]
http://rha.housing.niu.edu/~davebb/css- auth [niu.edu]
http://rlk.ch.utoledo.edu/DVD [utoledo.edu]
http://sadennes.is.dreaming.org/hanadu [dreaming.org] http://saturate.org/decss.asp [saturate.org]
http://saturn.spaceports.com/~brainz/DVD [spaceports.com]
http://screw_MPAA.tripod.com [tripod.com]
http://sektor1.dhs.org/decss.html [dhs.org]
http://sites.onlinemac.com/beback [onlinemac.com]
http://sites.uol.com.br/decss [uol.com.br]
http://smokering.org [smokering.org]
http://st-bart.net [st-bart.net]
http://strange.8k.com [8k.com]
http://stunman.iwarp.com [iwarp.com]
http://stuweb.ee.mtu.edu/~krcalh oo/DeCSS/DeCSS.htm [mtu.edu]
http://sweet.as/decss [sweet.as]
http://tatooine.fortunecity.com/moorco ck/337 [fortunecity.com]
http://telnet.stealth.kirenet.com/~star /dvd [kirenet.com]
http://the.wiretapped.net/wt/dvd [wiretapped.net]
http://theannux.homestead.com/decss.html [homestead.com]
http://thesanitarium.n3.net [n3.net]
http://ts1.online.fr/dvd [online.fr]
http://underground.pl/dvd [underground.pl]
http://users.1st.net/roundhere/decss [1st.net]
http://users.1st.net/roundhere/decss /index.htm [1st.net]
http://users.bigpond.net.au/nf/dvd [bigpond.net.au]
http://users.pandora.be/glenn.plas/dvd [pandora.be] http://vandenborre.org [vandenborre.org]
http://vedaa.tripod.com/decss.html [tripod.com]
http://w1.1634.telia.com/~u163400190 [telia.com]
http://wakeupthe.net/dvd [wakeupthe.net]
http://warpedreality.members.easyspace.c om [easyspace.com]
http://website.lineone.net/~kellypink/D eCSS [lineone.net]
http://werewolf12.cjb.net [cjb.net]
http://wildsurge.a2000.nu/decss [a2000.nu]
http://wiw.org/~drz/css [wiw.org]
http://wusn-members.xoom.com/ambisagrus [xoom.com]
http://www.19f.org/dvd.html [19f.org]
http://www.2600.org.au/dvd.html [2600.org.au]
http://www.UnderTheStairs.com [underthestairs.com]
http://www.adulation.net/css [adulation.net]
http://www.agybby.com/dvd [agybby.com]
http://www.algonet.se/~skeleton/other.ht ml [algonet.se]
http://www.alltel.net/~ledwards/css.htm [alltel.net]
http://www.amerisuk.com/~carbon/css.html [amerisuk.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/biz5/revblack [angelfire.com] http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/drug me [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/acidlocke [angelfire.com] http://www.angelfire.com/hiphop/rawkus [angelfire.com] http://www.angelfire.com/in/sight [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/mb/DVDoutrage [angelfire.com] http://www.angelfire.com/movies/DeCss [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/movies/dvdiss [angelfire.com] http://www.angelfire.com/movies/mpaasucks [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/nh/panzah [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/ny2600 [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/or2/buzzkill [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/pe/sh3/deccs [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/pokemon/decss [angelfire.com] http://www.angelfire.com/punk/DeCSS/DeCSS [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/punk/freedom [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/dblagbro [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/sk2/braindamage [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/winger s/decss.html [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/vt/bigbrother [angelfire.com] http://www.angelfire .com/wa2/phederalphelony/breakingnews.html [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/wy/leggosfun /dvd.htm [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/yt/mpaasucks [angelfire.com]
http://www.angelfire.com/zine/DeCSS [angelfire.com]
http://www.artnotart.com/anne/decss.html [artnotart.com]
http://www.asleep.net/dvd [asleep.net]
http://www.asylum.webprovider.com [webprovider.com]
http://www.auntfloyd.com/DeCSS [auntfloyd.com]
http://www.auracom.com/~rhomac/dvd [auracom.com]
http://www.azillionmonkeys.c om/qed/recess_for_css.html [azillionmonkeys.com]
http://www.best.com/~drumz/decss [best.com]
http://www.bugbbq.org/decss [bugbbq.org]
http://www.capital.net/~mazzic [capital.net]
http://www.charm.net/~dutch [charm.net]
http://www.chello.nl/~f.vanwaveren [chello.nl]
http://www.cognitronics-tech.com [cognitronics-tech.com]
http://www.conspiracynow.com/theories/d ecss [conspiracynow.com]
http://www.constant.demon.co.uk [demon.co.uk]
http://www.copkiller.org [copkiller.org]
http://www.corecomm.net/~davebb/css-auth [corecomm.net]
http://www.corova.com/dvd [corova.com]
http://www.cpinternet.com/~jhanson [cpinternet.com]
http://www.crosswinds.net/oakland/~ahrendt/Lawyers _are_scu m-sucking_pigs [...] [crosswinds.net]
http://www.crosswinds.net/~dvdcrack [crosswinds.net]
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/DeCSS [cmu.edu]
http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/~feise/DeCSS [tu-berlin.de]
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/dvd.htm [csd.net]
http://www.csl.mtu.edu/~pdl athro/filez/DeCSS/DeCSS.html [mtu.edu]
http://www.ct2600.org/2600-DVD.html [ct2600.org]
http://www.cybertrippin.net [cybertrippin.net]
http://www.cyperspace.org/~multicom [cyperspace.org]
http://www.december.ndo.co.uk [ndo.co.uk]
http://www.deforest.org/CSS [deforest.org]
http://www.deprecated.org [deprecated.org]
http://www.dgw3.com/dvd [dgw3.com]
http://www.discountwebhost.com/decss [discountwebhost.com]
http://www.divisionbyzero.com/decss [divisionbyzero.com]
http://www.dodgenet.com/~nickz/decss [dodgenet.com]
http://www.ductape.net/~alpha/decss [ductape.net]
http://www.duffbrew.com/decss [duffbrew.com]
http://www.execpc.com/~unicorn/dvdmirr or.htm [execpc.com]
http://www.firstlight.net/~clarka/decss [firstlight.net]
http://www.flypop.com [flypop.com]
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscrap er/coax/1107 [fortunecity.com]
http://www.fortunecit y.com/skyscraper/motorola/1415/decss.htm [fortunecity.com]
http://www.fortunecity.com/vic torian/parkwood/95/DVD [fortunecity.com]
http://www.frankw.net/decss [frankw.net]
http://www.free-dvd.org.lu [free-dvd.org.lu]
http://www.freebox.com/zcedri [freebox.com]
http://www.freeyellow.com/members8/mpa aidiot [freeyellow.com]
http://www.fsp.com [fsp.com]
http://www.futureone.com/~damaged [futureone.com]
http://www.geekbits.com/decss [geekbits.com]
http://www.geocities.com /CollegePark/3807/2600Tribute.html [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Ongakka/rebel. html [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline /Curb/1232/DeCSS [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Res earchTriangle/Station/2819 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Shapierian [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Silic onValley/Hardware/6188 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconV alley/Modem/4192 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities .com/SiliconValley/Ridge/3727/2600/dvd.htm [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Silic onValley/Software/3971 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Silic onValley/Software/8762 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/5258/de css.html [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhi bit/5771/decss [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/ SunsetStrip/Underground/3587/dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/Ti mesSquare/Dome/4021/dvd.html [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/cold_dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/corporatemin dcontrol [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/dba3297 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/decss2 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/decss_2000 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/decss_forever [geocities.com] http://www.geocities.com/decss_mirror [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/djph3ad/decss [geocities.com] http://www.geocities.com/donquix0te [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/duck_ohm [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/dvdcracked [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/dvdfightback [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/dvdrevolution [geocities.com] http://www.geocities.com/dvdsuit/dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/dvdthings [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/epoxy_css [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/fairusedecss [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/fr33dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/getyourdvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/ghaniali [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/iwantdvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/k4dwi/dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/k4wi/dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/ma dasian2000/decss_mirror.html [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/mastaflame [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/meluchwj [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/mydefiance [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/necready433 [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/necready433/dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/neurosis_dvd [geocities.com]
http://www.geocities.com/opendvdecss [geocities.com]
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http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~awirth1/decss [umbc.edu]
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http://www.hellnet.org.uk/decss.htm [hellnet.org.uk]
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http://www.infa.abo.fi/~raine/pub/ software/DeCSS [infa.abo.fi]
http://www.ironbrick.com/decss [ironbrick.com]
http://www.ismokecrack.com [ismokecrack.com]
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http://www.kentroad.demon.co.uk/decss [demon.co.uk]
http://www.kiss.uni-lj.si/~k4ef1890/css [uni-lj.si]
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http://www.lemuria.org/DeCSS [lemuria.org]
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http://www.linuxnerd.net/decss [linuxnerd.net]
http://www.linuxstart.com/~kv ance/projects/decss.html [linuxstart.com]
http://www.linuxstart.com/~sys_admin [linuxstart.com]
http://www.lockpicking.nl/decss [lockpicking.nl]
http://www.mafkees.com/dvd [mafkees.com]
http://www.mayday2000.org.uk/decss.htm [mayday2000.org.uk] http://www.members.tripod.com/dkdecss [tripod.com]
http://www.mindspring.com/~coueys [mindspring.com]
http://www.mindspring.com/~stonethrower [mindspring.com]
http://www.multimania.com/sxpert/decss [multimania.com] http://www.mykle.com/DVD [mykle.com]
http://www.myshed.net/dvd [myshed.net]
http://www.nacs.net/~vodak/dvd [nacs.net]
http://www.netby.net/Oest/Hva lfiskegade/jana/css.html [netby.net]
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http://www.networksplus.net/blogg [networksplus.net]
http://www.neurosis.org/dvd [neurosis.org]
http://www.nsnva.pvt.k12.va.us/~abc [k12.va.us]
http://www.ntsmedia.com/decss [ntsmedia.com]
http://www.nvhs.nl/decss [www.nvhs.nl]
http://www.nwu.edu/people/ldb/decss.html [nwu.edu]
http://www.oblivion.net/~amar/css [oblivion.net]
http ://www.oksanen.net/ville/this_is/under/Finnish/jur isdiction/otherstuff.htm [oksanen.net]
http://www.olen.net/deCSS [olen.net]
http://www.oz.net/~tvaughan [oz.net]
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~jer24 [drexel.edu]
http://www.penismightier.com/weisha upt/dvd.html [penismightier.com]
http://www.pepper-land.net [pepper-land.net]
http://www.philter.com/DVD [philter.com]
http://www.pippy.itgo.com [itgo.com]
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http://www.projectbullshit.com/decss.html [projectbullshit.com]
http://www.projectgamma.com/deccs [projectgamma.com]
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http://www.sealteamsix.com/phagan [sealteamsix.com]
http://www.sk3tch.com/freedecss [sk3tch.com]
http://www.smackfu.com/decss [smackfu.com]
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http://www.stupendous.org [stupendous.org]
http://www.subcor.com [subcor.com]
http://www.swcp.com/~ampere [swcp.com]
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http://www.teamnismo.com/2600 [teamnismo.com]
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This announcement brought to you by the DeCSS Polar Bear.

Re:Janet vs the World? Hardly.

9.2 seems incredibly sweeping. If I put up a research paper showing that racism is endemic in the police, that will cause annoyance and inconvenience [to the police]. If 9.2 is enforced properly, JANET should be sued for misrepresenting itself as a network suitable for sharing academic information. As for "needless anxiety", who is to say what "needless" is? This website has illustrated an important point so I would say it was arguable whether the anxiety was needless.

Hmmm, it pisses me off that Oxford has a women-only college. There must be many people like me who find that annoying. So their website is "likely to cause annoyance" and should be yanked under 9.2.

Re:As a former Oxford student...

I'm sorry you feel that way about Oxford in general.

As a sysadmin at one of the science departments here at Oxford I can say that not all the people in the University should be tarred with the same brush.

Knowing the way the University works, it's probable that the decision to pull the page was probably made at the Proctor's office level and not at the OUCS (Computing Services) level.

I cannot talk for the people in the Computing Laboratories (CompSci department) but there ARE some really knowledgable and on-the-ball hackers (original meaning) running computers around the University.. and their average age is WELL below the 65 you state.

Myself, I would have tried to explain the technicalities to the powers that be.. however, in the end if this had happened within our department I would probably have had to bow to the pressure also.

I'm not saying that the student was right or wrong in putting the page up as he did, but every person who gets an account on any system within the University has to sign an agreement that includes the proviso to remove any service pending an investigation.

All this sort of stuff is new territory for everyone and there seems to be a great worry over setting the wrong president for the future.

Stephen Usher

(Note, I'm speaking for myself and not for the Department of Earth Sciences or the University of Oxford in any official manner. These are my opinions and mine alone.)

PS. What's wrong with Solaris or any other UNIX type OS for servers in a university? (Oh dear, I can hear those flame burners being lit as I type.. :-))

Look before you pull

Shouldn't the university have looked at the page (which would take no more than 30s) before spending much administration and legal time on the matter?

Universities

As a person who studys at and works for a university, I can say that Oxford did the right thing. As it is, universities don't have all that much money, especially for lawyers. This also has nothing to do with censorship. The university owns the machines. The students don't pay for their access. When you get your account, you sign an agreement saying that you give the university the right to your data, especially if they're getting sued over it.

UK vs USA

British are basically scared of litigation. Unlike the USA the rest of the world is not as used to court rooms. It seems that the USA is one large court room where the plaintiffs and defendents are constantly rotated. It also seems that all this is done for only two reasons: 1.To enrich the lawyers; 2.To enterntain the public.

However, this does not mean that the truth always wins in US courts. Remember O.J. Simpson? On the other hand the cases sometimes are simply ridiculous, remember Monica vs Clinton?

So, I would say, the rest of the capitalist world outside the USA is scared of the USA litigation system, and the non-capitalist countries either simply ignore the USA rules or suffer from it without even being given a chance to defend themselves.

Re:What a stupid thing to do

Sorry, but given the whole tense legal situation around the DeCSS fiasco at the moment, what was he thinking about doing this? Yeah sure it wasn't *real*, but anyone who thought about it for half a second would have realised that this would cause him trouble, real or not.

Right. Don't cause trouble. Don't make waves. The lawyers know best.

The major corporations are going to try to take a yard for every inch legislatures give them in the narrowing of civil liberties. The time to fight them is now, not when you're allowed only to post about what you did last summer and what brand of breakfast cereal you happen to like. [Sounds depressingly like an AOL chat room, doesn't it?]

Many university administrators are gutless wonders, although some were professors, and I would have hoped that someone at Oxford would have asked questions first and shot later.

Dave

Re:Universities

I hate to break it to you, but universities have always been this way. The institution was never radical, it was always the students. Whenever you see footage of protests from the 60's or today, they usually occured in direct opposition to the demands of the management (whatever they're called at your local U) of the school.

Universities are pretty passive when it comes to defending freedoms...it's a never ending tug of war, really. Thats why people need to stay active: institutions are never going to keep us on track. They'll cave in to corporate and government demands without students yelling and screaming. The university I just gradauted from did this kind of thing ALL the time. Corporations have been really increasing their presence on campus, from the corporation funded research lab to the coke contract for all soft drinks on campus (I want my mountain dew, god damn it).

DeCSS Napster and the DMCA

Now, I KNOW this isn't the US - BUT, one of the interesting things I see is that to have the site pulled under the DMCA, they have to swear, under the penality of purgery, that a copyright violation has occured.

Maybe, we can bring a class action lawsuit against RIAA/MPAA for violating the DMCA - I'm sure some US lawyer would LOVE to get hold of some of their money

Re:Universities

Quoth the poster:

To my way of thinking anything that gets me involved with Lawyers and the college bureacracy more than necessary falls under that category

Which simply underscores that many people working at universities are, sadly, unaware of issues of academic or social freedom. He posted a "spoof" -- a parody, a "a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule" (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary). I suppose I can't comment on UK free speech laws, but in the US, parodies are protected.

If you don't think that the parody could serve a legitimate purpose as social commentary, consider the agitation it caused in this case.

This trouble isn't "unnecessary", unless you feel that the student's right to free speech is "unnecessary". I'm sorry, but the student's web site was legitimate and any trouble you'd have with the lawyers or the college bureaucracy would have been part of your job.

I wouldn't have been so surprised or even incensed if this had been a corporate site. We expect that kind of reasoning in the Corporate World. I had hoped a university -- especially one as venerable as Oxford -- would see matters more clearly. Sadly, the business of higher education is becoming business.

Re:Free Speech at Universities

Quoth the poster:

That may not make most people happy,

It's not about making people happy -- slashdotters or lawyers -- it's about doing what is right

but it would certainly keep them out of legal hot water.

As if that were a good thing?? They were being bullied by a lawyer and they rolled over. Guess what happens now? They get bullied by even more lawyers, for even less grounds.

Earlier, the poster said:

I don't think that the administration should be under any imperative to check up on allegations before they act.

This position is particularly untenable considering how easy it would have been to check ... thirty seconds, tops. Of course, then you'd have to stand up to the lawyers and actually defend a person entitled to your defense.

But even if it were difficult, the university should have checked first. A university is a privileged place. Part of the price is a larger responsibility to speak out, to defend the free flow of ideas, to resist conformity pressures. Sadly most universities fail to see this, but it's true nonetheless.

I would have thought that Oxford was more than a vocational school focused only on the bottom line. I would have thought that a venerable institution like that, having fought hard for its liberties and rights, would stand up to penny-ante scare tactics and drawn a line in the sand. I guess I was wrong.

A way to manipulate Oxford University

Cool, somebody in Oxford put a page up saying "Oxford is better than Cambridge", and I'll send a faked letter, supposedly from the University of Cambridge, threatening to sue for defamation. Then let's see if they remove from their website all claims that they are any good at all.

Re:Universities

Two issues here:

A) a univ. just said "yeah, even though its not it, We dont care, free flow of information means shit to us! We just dont want your corp lawyer dogs coming at us!" What kind of implications does this have in the future for them kind of scares me.

B) the data was not illegal or anything

This is censorship via corp. strongarming. I think people who value their data in public access on these systems should *move* immedately to ensure that the freedom of their information is continued.