DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion
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".
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