Seth Schoen Reveals Himself Author of DeCSS Haiku

Seth Schoen Reveals Himself Author of DeCSS Haiku 155

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:15PM from the fewer-syllables-would-not-communicate-as-magnificently dept.

TrinSF writes "The anonymous author of the DeCSS Haiku has written an article revealing his identity and explaining some of the background. The haiku has been featured in the Gallery of CSS Descramblers and attained some notoriety when it was published in 2001. I'm glad to have played a small role in the article; my comment on /. is included in the text." Apologies to Seth for dropping a "c" from his surname.

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Another Haiku (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:17PM (#8113353)

This post is not first
The lameness filter killed it
it was so painful

Went to high school with Seth Shoen (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:18PM (#8113360)

He was always kind of the "nerd" type that was quiet and reserved, but you knew that he was going to make something of himself one day. Now that he's hit the big time I suppose some congratulations are in order.

who cares... (Score:5, Funny)

by pb ( 1020 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:20PM (#8113376)

I mean, I wrote this song [poppyfields.net], but you don't see me standing up and pontificating, saying that it's now part of "the folklore of the Internet"...

Hmm. (Score:5, Funny)

by CaptainAlbert ( 162776 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:21PM (#8113382) Homepage

I am curious
just how many syllables
seth shoen should take up

Now that we know who he is... (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:21PM (#8113384)

When does the prosecution expect to sentence him to the firing squad for his blatent contempt for the DMCA?

good for you! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:21PM (#8113386)

I'm glad to have played a small role in the article; my comment on /. is included in the text."

Well that's great! You really are someone after all. I wouldn't want you going through life never having had your pathetic existence validated by anyone.

Haiku (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:22PM (#8113393)

DeCCS
Slashdot Stable
Fodder is good

Descrable DVD
MMM GOOD MOV-VIE
Now pay your fee$

Geeks worldwide
Copyride
Content adiction

Freedom comes
Not from world
But within one

Website today
Slashdotted tomorrow
bandwidth bill - error 404

WARNING, DO NOT USE THIS HAIKU ! (Score:1, Funny)

by Krapangor ( 533950 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:26PM (#8113440) Homepage

It contains a trojan horse which will bork your boxen !

I admit it. (Score:4, Funny)

by Dark Lord Seth ( 584963 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:28PM (#8113471) Journal

I did it. Happy now?

Follow-up on recent events in Seth's life since (Score:3, Funny)

by Rosco P. Coltrane ( 209368 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:28PM (#8113474)

Here you can see a photo of Seth Schoen receiving a letter from the MPAA lawyers after revealing he's the author of the DeCSS haiku:

Clicky-clicky [loyalty.org]

(Also, my advice to him, now that he's publicly admitted to be an 3v1l hax0r, is to shave his beard [dhs.gov] as soon as possible. Unfortunate mistakes can happen so quickly these days ...)

I'm the author of the DVD ascii logo (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:36PM (#8113546)

But im a pussy so I'm posting anonymously

Maybe some day I'll reveal myself.. although im sure its safe now since decss was ruled legal or whatever.. but i was a retarded teen and used the DVD logo which is probably copyright-ed or trademarked or something and they'll go after me for that

Re:Hmm. (Score:4, Funny)

by CaptainAlbert ( 162776 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:42PM (#8113615) Homepage

is there a word for
a haiku that is about
another haiku?

You seem to have slashdotted yourself (Score:3, Funny)

by Pac ( 9516 ) writes: <paulo...candido@@@gmail...com> on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:43PM (#8113627)

Hope your ISP don't charge too much for the bandwidth (and the trouble)...

Epic (Score:2, Funny)

by Popageorgio ( 723756 ) writes: <popsnap@gmail.com> on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:47PM (#8113670) Homepage

Next on the menu: SCO patents the caesura to preempt Beowulf for Linux.

I Can't (Score:5, Funny)

by uberdave ( 526529 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:56PM (#8113752) Homepage

How was that supposed to decode DVDs? I can't even get it to compile.

Re:Hmm. (Score:5, Funny)

by pb ( 1020 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @12:56PM (#8113755)

I think "nitpicker" is three syllables too; maybe I should have gone with that.

Probably a 'meta-haiku' (Score:5, Funny)

by pb ( 1020 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @01:01PM (#8113800)

I never meta-haiku I didn't like...

Re:Hmm. (Score:4, Funny)

by Syberghost ( 10557 ) writes: <syberghost@@@syberghost...com> on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @01:31PM (#8114134)

Is there a hyphen in "anal-retentive?"

Re:I'm Spartacus (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @01:59PM (#8114418)

"The poem isn't a circumvention device since it is not executable or compileable."

Until somebody writes an compiler for haiki (heikii= heikus? heikixen? haikititi? argl).

I might even throw a Perl script together that does just this...

Cheers,

Tels

Re:Hmm. (Score:3, Funny)

by sammy baby ( 14909 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @02:03PM (#8114456) Journal

(cribbed from a former post of mine elsewhere)

So, haikus have a
fixed subject -- not nature? Then
it's a senryu.

In your defense, though,
the five-seven-five rule does
seem to be bogus [haikuhut.com].

Therefore, much extra
effort spent here to make me
look smart was wasted.

Damn.

Re:!RTFA (Score:2, Funny)

by Mateito ( 746185 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @02:29PM (#8114729) Homepage

D'oh I should have hit
The preview button before
posting a poem.

Re:I'm Spartacus (Score:2, Funny)

by schon ( 31600 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @02:36PM (#8114788)

haiku, or haikus

Gesundheit. :o)

Re:I'm Spartacus (Score:3, Funny)

by zoeblade ( 600058 ) writes: on Wednesday January 28, 2004 @06:13PM (#8117630) Homepage

The poem isn't a circumvention device since it is not executable or compileable.

As opposed to t-shirts?

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Another Haiku (Score:5, Funny)

Went to high school with Seth Shoen (Score:2, Funny)

who cares... (Score:5, Funny)

Hmm. (Score:5, Funny)

Now that we know who he is... (Score:4, Funny)

good for you! (Score:5, Funny)

Haiku (Score:4, Funny)

WARNING, DO NOT USE THIS HAIKU ! (Score:1, Funny)

I admit it. (Score:4, Funny)

Follow-up on recent events in Seth's life since (Score:3, Funny)

I'm the author of the DVD ascii logo (Score:0, Funny)

Re:Hmm. (Score:4, Funny)

You seem to have slashdotted yourself (Score:3, Funny)

Epic (Score:2, Funny)

I Can't (Score:5, Funny)

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Probably a 'meta-haiku' (Score:5, Funny)

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