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Re: [dvd-discuss] Comparing DeCSS with legitimate code.



On 24 May 2002 at 19:11, Tom wrote:

Date sent:      	Fri, 24 May 2002 19:11:58 +0200
From:           	Tom <tom@lemuria.org>
To:             	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
Subject:        	Re: [dvd-discuss] Comparing DeCSS with legitimate code.
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> On Fri, May 24, 2002 at 09:24:24AM -0700, Richard Hartman wrote:
> > > - decss reads DVDs regardless of region coding
> > 
> > The region coding is not part of the encryption.
> 
> no, but it IS part of CSS. remember that - see WTO lecture - CSS is a
> "three-pronged approach". not even the MPAA believed that the
> encryption would be any good.

Well that poses a problem then. What is an effective system? THe community 
defines it one way (peer review) and the MPAA defines it another (Absolute 
secrecy) yet believes it's not effective...well only Jack "Boots" Valenti could 
testify in front of congress and keep his sincere face forward.

> 
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