A Norwegian court will retry a teen whose DVD-copying exploits made him a hero to hackers worldwide, in a case that will be closely monitored by Hollywood.

In January, an Oslo court acquitted 19-year-old Jon Johansen of charges that he developed a computer program that enabled mass copying of movies on DVDs.

Hollywood studios accused Johansen of developing the software and posting his findings on the Internet.

Johansen's attorney, Halvor Manshaus, said Tuesday that he had received a letter from the Borgarting appeals court, stating that it had set aside eight days from Dec. 2 for the appeal hearing.

"I regard our prospects for the appeal as positive. We are in a stronger position now than ever before since we won the first time,'' Manshaus said.

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