technology (new media)
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hacking
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narrower: decss

open-source software
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narrower: decss

legal topics
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narrower: decss

decss
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definition: DeCSS is a small computer program that allows a user to override the copy-protection system employed by most commercial digital versatile disk (DVD) producers. The name of the program refers to its ability to decrypt the most common form of DVD copy protection, the Content Scrambling System (CSS). [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; DeCSS]
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broader: open-source software
broader: legal topics
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