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Safemedia's CEO Tells Congress He Can Stop P2P
palewook writes "Yesterday, Safwat Fahmy appeared in front of the House Science and Technology Committee. During Fahmy's testimony [PDF], he claimed Safemedia's "P2P Disaggregator" technology uses traffic-shaping systems and network-filtering systems that can destroy contaminated P2P networks. And their Clouseau product will make it impossible to send or receive any illegal P2P transmission on any installed network. However, Clouseau allows tunneling and SSH and never opens packets to determine file legality."
Awesome! When he's finished with that, he can stop the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and stabilize Iraq. Then maybe next summer he can finally get that space elevator built using all the energy from the fusion power plant his company has just finished perfecting.
One time I threw a brick at a duck.
Isn't lying to Congress illegal?
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
the traffic shaping just looks for the 'Evil Bit' set in the TCP header
Everyone will DL the patch from file planet instead?
You mad
AACS is an impenetrable fortress, standing against the efforts of our piratical enemies! Do not listen to reports that our encryption has been breached. Like golden armor, our DRM will never be broached, never tarnish, and never fail. These movie pirates will surrender or die. They will surrender, it is they who will surrender!
- Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf,
AACS Information Minister
well if it works I'm buying Powerball tickets...
"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Drink deeply or not at all."
I heard that during his testimony Fahmy's left eye kept blinking uncontrollably and that at one point, while raving about Clouseau, he absentmindedly amputated his pinky while toying with his Leatherman.
No kidding. I also find the irony of naming a tool for stopping copyright infringement after a fictional character from a movie/cartoon series which I'm surprised isn't trademarked in some way somewhat delicious.
I guess it's a better name than Dreyfus though?
Typo in parent:
Isn't lying to Congress illegal?
It's a French word, easy to misspell. The correct spelling is, "de rigueur."
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That's not their product.
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If you buy this, I'd have this lovely bridge for sale, great view on the skyline of San Francisco included...
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
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that all contaminated mp3s,movies etc have their evil bit set ???
Considering the implications, I'd say yes, far better.
Then again, considering the way the mafiaa works...
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Wow, you're mother sounds kinda geeky. Does that mean she lives in her own basement?
In Congress, P2P could mean Pay to Play and is an integral part of many gov't subcontracts.
Have gnu, will travel.
The folks over at Freedom to Tinker seem to think Safemedia is an elaborate hoax.
On the other hand, its CEO is testifying in front of Congress...
I think you will find a genetic connection between P2P users and Swedes, to some extent, since a lot of people ... err, chefs? ;) .. up here, happily ignore peer to peer filesharing prohibitions, and they also aren't afraid of having FBI agents knocking on their doors if they do it, because:
A) there are no FBI agents knocking on people's doors here
B) if there had been, they would be sliced in a claim of self-defense by the almighty chef's kitchen knives
C) knocked down on the floor by blue-eyed women's big natural boobs
Remember, resistance is futile! Borg, the tennis player, will defeat the agents!
Swedes aren't crazy.. wuhahahaha! Vi är inte galna, vi är smarta människor med högt intellekt!
Okay, sorry. Couldn't resist. Mod me down all you want *hides in the corner of shame*
"People are stupid. Persons are smart" -- Agent K, MiB.