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PKWare Files a Patent Application for Secure .zip

Posted by michael on from the dumb-de-dumb-dumb dept.

prostoalex writes "The battle of ZIP formats might intensify as PKWare filed an application with USPTO to obtain a patent on its Secure Zip technology, which pretty much involves archiving with strong cryptography. If the patent gets granted, PKWare will license its algorithms for other software manufacturers. A representative of Aladdin Systems summed it up: "The good thing about the .zip file format was that you knew you could send it to everyone. Now that's getting broke.""

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  1. Re:Use PGP by Nathan+Ramella · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Doesn't PGP already compress things before it encrypts? (Adds to the difficulty in decyphering it..)

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  2. just another example... by Satan's+Librarian · · Score: 5, Interesting
    of a a company going to hell after its founder is gone, it can't innovate anymore, and it starts getting beaten to a pulp by its competitors.

    seems like a familiar story to me.

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