The Norwegian teenager cleared of cyberpiracy charges in a landmark ruling is to be tried again in an appeals court, his lawyer said Friday.

Jon Johansen, aged 19 and dubbed "DVD Jon," was acquitted by an Oslo court in January of charges of theft after he developed a computer program to copy DVD movies which has been outlawed in the United States.

Johansen had admitted copying only legally purchased DVDs using his program, and the Oslo district court ruled that he was entitled to do this.


Prosecutors on behalf of Hollywood studies lodged an appeal in the Borgarting appeals court in Oslo, objecting to the application of the law and the presentation of evidence.

Source: ZDNet Tech

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