Digg Supports Community, Refuses to Remove News Links: Could This Lead to Legal Troubles? - CNET Technology Information Network

Social news site Digg has decided to stand with its users and ignore a certified letter demanding the removal of information about the HD DVD code-breaking. But will this stance land Digg in endless legal troubles? It was certainly a dramatic day for Digg yesterday, with certified letters, user protests, and potential legal battle issues all coming into play. In a blog post on Tuesday, Digg CEO Jay Adelson stated that content linking to news articles about breaking the HD DVD encryption to circumvent digital rights management technology (DRM) would be removed. This was due to a letter received from the AACS organization, which owns the rights to this encryption technology.