password-cracking by journalists... (long, sorry)

[Will Rodger]

David says:


>I spent a lot of time talking to lawyers at UC Berkeley and
>elsewhere about this very issue, and there appears to be a real
>but very-hard-to-quantify risk -- a risk to scientists that should
>not be lightly dismissed.
>
>Given this risk, I've decided I cannot afford to work any further
>in the area of copy protection as long as the uncertainty remains.
>And how in good conscience can I advise students working with me
>to work in this troubled area?  I can't.

I'd say only the law isn't a bright line against research. Are there 
ambiguities that make it a hazard? No doubt. No arguments here, David.

Will




---------------------------------------------------------------------
The Cryptography Mailing List
Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo at wasabisystems.com