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Reference
Glossary
DeCSS is a software program that allows decryption of a CSS-encrypted movie
and copying of the files to a hard disc (CSS stands for content scrambling
system, and it’s used to protect the content of a DVD
disc.) The DeCSS utility made online trading of DVD movies possible, although
the interactive elements and outstanding audio/visual quality of DVD are
compromised in the process. The program caused a major controversy when
released in late 1999, with the movie industry fearing a massive wave of
piracy was about to begin.
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