Anyone Remember Zero Knowledge Systems?

James A. Donald jamesd at echeque.com
Fri Sep 12 01:59:43 EDT 2003


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On 10 Sep 2003 at 11:32, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
> It is interesting to ponder what would happen if the Freedom
> network were widely deployed and routing file swapping
> packets. One key feature of the original Freedom network was
> that routing nodes could (and would) be placed in different
> legal jurisdictions. Assuming that node operators actually
> logged packet traffic, organizations like the RIAA would be
> forced to subpoena node operators in multiple countries; a
> process humorously referred to as "Jurisdictional Arbitrage."

Freenet and frost are already doing this.
http://jtcfrost.sourceforge.net/

If the music companies continue to try to hold back the tide,
this may be the best thing yet for encryption. 

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         James A. Donald
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