DeCSS, crypto, law, and economics

[Steven M. Bellovin]

In message <87of6smnzb.fsf at snark.piermont.com>, "Perry E. Metzger" writes:
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>I don't know anyone who trades video files -- they're pretty big and
>bulky. A song takes moments to download, but a movie takes many many
>hours even on a high speed link. I have yet to meet someone who
>pirates films -- but I know lots of hardened criminals who watch DVDs
>on Linux and BSD. I'm one of these "criminals".

I'm 100% certain it's happening, today.  And -- dare I suggest that the 
industry is being farsighted in anticipating higher bandwidth, and 
wants to close the barn door *before* the horse's image is "stolen"?


		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
		http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)



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