OSLO, Norway -- A Norwegian teenager has been cleared of DVD piracy charges in a landmark trial brought by major Hollywood studios. The Oslo court said Jon Johansen, known in Norway as "DVD Jon," had not broken the law when he helped unlock a code and distribute a computer program enabling DVD films to be copied. "Johansen is found not guilty," Judge Irene Sogn told the court. She said prosecutors could appeal against the unanimous verdict. Read the whole story here>>>> http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/01/07/dvd.johansen/index.html

Kids these days. All they want to do is overthrow big multi-billion dollar companies. What is the world coming to?In my day we did innocent things like, smoking pot, breaking the speed limit and reading the stolen Playboy from the corner market, and making out with our girlfriends. 15 year olds just have no respect anymore.http://www3.telus.net/dport1/Radar_small.gifRC3 - Just gotta' have it!http://www3.telus.net/dport1/Radar_small.gifhttp://www3.telus.net/dport1/dansig.jpg

It's a good thing he wasn't tried in the United States. He probably would have gotten the death penalty!This issue brings up the image of the little boy with his finger in the dyke (keep it clean folks!), with the studios and the record companies playing the part of the little boy....