Jon Lech Johansen

Jon Lech Johansen ( born November 18, 1983 in Harstad, Norway), the Internet also known as " DVD Jon ," is co-author of DeCSS software. He was put on trial in 2002 for the software to operate the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) in Norway and acquitted.

In November 2003, Johansen QTFairUse published, an open source program that raw data QuickTime AAC media stored in a file. This program could circumvent DRM software like the iTunes Music Stores. Although these raw AAC files can not be played by most media programs, they show a first attempt to circumvent Apple's encryption.

Johansen has become a VideoLAN developer and wrote the support of the Fair Play VLC media player. Because of DeCSS was Johansen on 2 December 2003 again in court. The judgment on 22 December 2003 was acquitted. Økokrim, a Norwegian Economic Crime Authority, announced on 5 January 2004 that they no longer wished to pursue the case.

On 23 April 2004 published Johansen another program: DeDRMS. This time written in C # and 230 rows comprehensive, this program also allows you to remove the copy protection.

A sensation in his native Norway Johansen made ​​in autumn 2005 as part of his emigration to the United States with a posting on his blog, which was entitled " 10 things i do not miss about norway ".

Johansen did not leave it. On 7 July 2004, he released Fair Keys, a program with which you can obtain from the iTunes server itself keys that you need for DeDRMS. On 12 August 2004 announced Johansen that he had cracked the encryption of Apple's AirPort Express.

Sharp Musique is, the latest program, it enables the iTunes store platform independent use. The in store legally acquired and AES - encrypted music files can be downloaded without DRM information and stores it in an unprotected AAC format. The program works now but no more, since Apple has improved the protection from the iTunes Music Store. So far, this encryption can not be cracked.

End of October 2006 made ​​Johansen again talked about, when he announced that he had the copy protection cracked FairPlay from Apple, which is used in the music portal iTunes and on the Apple iPod. In early 2008 the appropriate software "double twist" was then presented, which was developed by the same name, founded by Johansen company and allows the storage of a protected music for end-users of different devices.

In early July 2007, he cracked the Apple iPhone, which the phone will be able to use open Wi-Fi hotspots without activation by AT & T Wireless. This means that the iPhone software to start with the most features. That phone call has not yet been possible.