Re: [dvd-discuss] SSSCA Hearing on Oct. 25

[Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org]

YOu forgot the jackbooted thugs enforcing it with the legal and police 
systems behind them......

BTW - WTO has some interesting literature on copyright enforcement. In 
less developed countries they "recommend" that it be treated as a criminal 
offense with police roundups, seizures, sweeps of market places. Later on 
as things get more "civilized" it can be treated as a civil offense....so 
much for the uniformity of law




Tom <tom@lemuria.org>
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On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 04:55:54PM -0400, Noah silva wrote:
> You can always include the "security" features in the "free" (and I am
> assuming Open Source) software.  Just make them conditional defines to
> it's easy to recompile it without even having to look at the code ;)

past experience (CSS) and background information (that WIPO workshop)
show clearly that the "certified" part will almost surely require:

a) obfuscation
b) a licensing structure
c) a central authority to oversee same

and c) will almost definitely be a "cross-industry non-profit group".
you know, like DVD CCA, for example.


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