Let them eat code.
May 2, 2007 6:07 AM Subscribe
5/1: Digital Bastille Day (Some mood music,
NSFW).
Digg is in open revolt against HD-DVD, the
AACS, the DMCA, their
terms-of-service, and "the man". At least
50,000 Diggs have been 'dugg' on stories displaying
the "outlaw code" which encrypts content on high-capacity HD-DVD disks, the format owned by Toshiba and supported by others, such as
Microsoft, Walt Disney, Sony, and Warner Brothers.
Digg originally complied with the (DMCA?) takedown notices, but after
strenuous objections from the readership (as well as
the revelation that HD-DVD was a prior sponsor of Diggnation),
founder Kevin Rose has
hoisted the Pirate Flag, pledging "[they'd] rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company. We hear you, and effective immediately we won’t delete stories or comments containing the code and will deal with whatever the consequences might be. If we lose, then what the hell, at least we died trying[.]"
posted by rzklkng (14 comments total)
This post was deleted for the following reason: This'd make a great comment in the open thread. -- cortex
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