File:Sample 09-F9 protest art, Free Speech Flag by John Marcotte.svg

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Description

English: SVG version of a flag protesting the suppression of an HD-DVD encryption key, see AACS encryption key controversy.

Text description of the flag by author John Marcotte:

Free Speech Flag -- Our government has become increasingly willing to sacrifice the rights of its citizens at the altar of corporate greed. As ridiculous as it sounds, even numbers have become “intellectual property” that corporations can claim ownership of. We here at Badmouth think that idea stinks. We want to start a movement, a movement to reclaim personal liberties and decorporatize the laws of our nation.
To that end we have made a flag, a symbol to show support for personal freedoms. Spread it as far and wide as you can. We give this flag away freely, and also give away the rights for people to make similar, derivative works. the colors of the flag are (in hex code format):
#09F911 #029D74 #E35BD8 #4156C5 #635688
The letters "C0" are added to signify that simply publishing a number is "Crime Zero".
Spread the word.

Español: Versión SVG de una bandera de protesta contra la supresión de la clave de cifrado del HD-DVD, ver Controversia por la clave cifrado AACS

Français : Version SVG d'un drapeau protestant contre la suppression de la clé de chiffrage des HD-DVD.

한국어: HD-DVD 암호화 키를 가리는 깃발의 SVG 버전.

Nederlands: SVG-versie van een vlag die protesteert tegen de onderdrukking van een HD-DVD-encryptiesleutel.

Polski: Wersja SVG flagi protestującej przeciwko represjom związanym z upublicznianiem klucza szyfrowania nośników HD-DVD, zobacz stronę na wikipedii

Date 1 May 2007

Source

Badmouth, (Archived link)
- Alternate link: Badmouth.
See also media coverage of this file, itself, from Slashdot (archived link).
Additional media coverage of the Free Speech Flag:
- Bushell-embling, Dylan (May 15, 2007). "Digg finds the key is safety in numbers". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved on September 24, 2015.
- S, Ben (March 1, 2011). "46 DC EA D3 17 FE 45 D8 09 23 EB 97 E4 95 64 10 D4 CD B2 C2". Yale Law & Technology. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved on September 24, 2015. "A 'PS3 Flag', an homage to its predecessor, the 'Free Speech Flag'"
- Thompson, Jeff (August 13, 2011). "AACS encryption key". Jeff Thompson. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved on September 24, 2015. "An example of this is the so-called 'Free Speech Flag', seen above."
- Crofton, Isaak (2015) Crypto Anarchy, pp. 160 ISBN: 978-1329059801.
- Kiyuna, A.; L. Conyers (2015) Cyberwarfare Sourcebook, pp. 291 ISBN: 978-1329063945.

Author John Marcotte

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Free-speech-flag-ps3.svg - flag related to Playstation 3 (PS3) case

Flag colors

09 F9 11	rendered as `RGB 009 249 017`
02 9D 74	rendered as `RGB 002 157 116`
E3 5B D8	rendered as `RGB 227 091 216`
41 56 C5	rendered as `RGB 065 086 197`
63 56 88	rendered as `RGB 099 086 136`
White	rendered as `RGB 255 255 255`

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Source code

SVG code

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="480" height="288">
<rect fill="#09F911" width="96" height="288"/>
<rect fill="#029D74" width="96" height="288" x="96"/>
<rect fill="#E35BD8" width="96" height="288" x="192"/>
<rect fill="#4156C5" width="96" height="288" x="288"/>
<rect fill="#635688" width="96" height="288" x="384"/>
<text font-size="32" fill="white" font-family="Bitstream Vera Sans" x="388.1" y="269.3">+<tspan font-size="48">C0</tspan></text>
</svg>

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:28, 19 September 2023	480 × 288 (501 bytes)	JPxG	optimize by some whopping 6 bytes to 501
	13:12, 18 October 2020	480 × 288 (507 bytes)	OMGShay 92	Reverted to version as of 10:55, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
	13:11, 18 October 2020	512 × 512 (746 bytes)	OMGShay 92	This version looks improved with FlagWaver, but a little bit trippy on Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons.
	10:55, 9 April 2009	480 × 288 (507 bytes)	Fibonacci	aggressive simplification.
	07:16, 27 May 2007	480 × 288 (4 KB)	Bryan Derksen	Reverted to earlier revision
	15:58, 26 May 2007	512 × 512 (746 bytes)	Stephen Bain	Reverted to earlier revision
	02:14, 13 May 2007	480 × 288 (4 KB)	Bryan Derksen	Re-upload superior quality version with the bit of metadata Thebainer's objecting to removed.
	16:18, 6 May 2007	480 × 288 (5 KB)	Bryan Derksen	This version is a more accurate representation of the original http://www.badmouth.net/content/uploads/2007/05/free-speech-flag.png
	11:30, 4 May 2007	512 × 512 (746 bytes)	Dylan Lake	{{Information \|Description=SVG version of a flag protesting the suppression of an HD-DVD encryption key, see en:HD DVD encryption key controversy \|Source=Source: [http://www.badmouth.net/free-speech-flag/ Badmouth] URL: http://www.badmouth.net/conten