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[[Image:HD_DVD_Night_Digg_Frontpage_Screenshot_before_rose_blog_post_censored.png|thumb|right|Digg front page on HD DVD Night shortly before Kevin Rose made his blog post. Every story is related to HD DVD keys.]] |
[[Image:HD_DVD_Night_Digg_Frontpage_Screenshot_before_rose_blog_post_censored.png|thumb|right|Digg front page on HD DVD Night shortly before Kevin Rose made his blog post. Every story is related to HD DVD keys.]] |
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'''HD DVD Night'''<ref name="rudd-o 16">[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/16/ Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event (page 16)]</ref> was an event occurring over approximately two days from [[April 29]] - [[May 1]] [[2007]] around the web, but particularly on [[Digg]].<ref name="rudd-o 16">[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/16/ Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event (page 16)]</ref> The event was characterised by widespread [[civil disobedience]]; manifested as the posting of an [[HD DVD]] processing [[Cryptographic_key|key]] to various websites in protest initially of [[DMCA]] [[Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act|takedown notices]] to sites such as [[Google]] and [[Boing Boing]], but later protesting against perceived censorship by Digg admins who were removing key related stories and banning their submitters without warning.<ref>[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/3/ Digg account disabled due to "abuse"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cjmillisock.com/2007/05/how-i-got-banned-from-digg.html How I got banned from digg]</ref> |
'''HD DVD Night'''<ref name="rudd-o 16">[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/16/ Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event (page 16)]</ref> was an event occurring over approximately two days from [[April 29]] - [[May 1]] [[2007]] around the web, but particularly on [[Digg]].<ref name="rudd-o 16">[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/16/ Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event (page 16)]</ref> The event was characterised by widespread [[civil disobedience]]; manifested as the posting of an [[HD DVD]] processing [[Cryptographic_key|key]] to various websites in protest initially of [[DMCA]] [[Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act|takedown notices]] to sites such as [[Google]] and [[Boing Boing]], but later protesting against perceived censorship by Digg admins who were removing key related stories and banning their submitters without warning.<ref>[http://rudd-o.com/archives/2007/05/02/stickin-it-to-the-man-the-illustrated-report-of-an-epic-event/3/ Digg account disabled due to "abuse"]</ref><ref>[http://www.cjmillisock.com/2007/05/how-i-got-banned-from-digg.html How I got banned from digg]</ref> |
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HD DVD Night[1] was an event occurring over approximately two days from April 29 - May 1 2007 around the web, but particularly on Digg.[1] The event was characterised by widespread civil disobedience; manifested as the posting of an HD DVD processing key to various websites in protest initially of DMCA takedown notices to sites such as Google and Boing Boing, but later protesting against perceived censorship by Digg admins who were removing key related stories and banning their submitters without warning.[2][3]
The flooding of Digg with HD-DVD key stories ended soon after Kevin Rose posted an entry on the Digg blog stating that stories or comments on Digg containing the key would no longer be deleted[4][5]. Rose also posted a story on Digg linking to the blog post[6].
News coverage
The story quickly spread into mainstream coverage.[7] Unusually, the New York Times's blog "The Lede" heavily linked to entries containing the key.[8]
See Also
References
- ^ a b Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event (page 16)
- ^ Digg account disabled due to "abuse"
- ^ How I got banned from digg
- ^ Rose's "Digg this:" blog entry
- ^ Forbes: Digg's DRM Revolt
- ^ Rose's "Digg This:" story on Digg
- ^ * Forbes
- ^ The Day the Digg Users Revolted, New York Times, May 2, 2007
External links
- Stickin’ it to the man: the illustrated report of an epic event
- Forbes video: Digg This! Users Flex Muscle - How Digg's decision to second guess the crowd backfired
- BBC News: DVD DRM row sparks user rebellion
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