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title: DeCSS haikus
date: "2002-01-12T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1490
description: I found an inspired collection of haikus describing the DeCSS algorithm. They offer a creative way to express the DVD decryption code, highlighting the intersection of technical functionality, free speech, and early digital rights management legalities.
keywords: [decss, dvd decryption, haiku, free speech, dmca, cryptography]
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A truly inspired way of describing DeCSS: [DeCSS haikus](http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/DeCSS/Gallery/decss-haiku.txt). (I hope linking to it is not illegal.)