DoubleTwist to Offer Cross Platform Media Transparency

Jon Johansen achieved instant Internet fame in 2000 when, as a teenager, he released a program called DeCSS which broke the encryption scheme used to prevent DVD copying. Eight years later, DVD Jon (as he is known) is programming again. This time, he has created a cross platform engine called DoubleTwist for extracting, formatting and loading multimedia files. For example, DoubleTwist would allow a user to connect a cell phone and extract images or music whereupon it can be transferred to a dissimilar device like an iPod. Enroute, if necessary, DRM will be stripped from the file to ensure its universal portability to any device. DoubleTwist even has FaceBook plugins to allow media sharing to occur via the popular social network.