What happens when the CIA or NSA decide they want antivirus software to ignore their new toys? What, then, if it's INTERPOL? Maybe the Russian government would now have a claim as well, followed by the Chinese...
"Here folks, our new cryptography method. Feel free to use it! Of course we don't already have systems to decrypt it. And the Carnivore systems don't know anything about it! Perfectly safe from all prying eyes.
Just because we don't want anyone to be able to use good crypto, doesn't mean we're bad guys. We just want you to use our systems..."
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
Will Sun take over the suit against Mac?
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Since Cobalt is suing Macintosh over the cube design, is Sun now going to put more lawyers behind the suit?
Also, Sun / Cobalt / ChiliSoft will be a powerful combination. So much for IIS.
"RSA Security's commercialization of the RSA patent helped create an entire industry of highly secure, interoperable products that are the foundation of the worldwide online economy. Releasing the RSA algorithm into the public domain now is a symbolic next step in the evolution of this market, as we believe it will cement the position of RSA encryption as the standard in all categories of wired and wireless applications and devices."
There has been so much discussion against the issuing and abuse of patent and trademark law; occasionally we should applaud those who do it right. The RSA has handled their patent beautifully while making good business decisions.
Obviously you can't offer the DeCSS code yourself. No surprise here, until case law is a bit more concrete.
You also can't link to someone else's file. A simple extension to the above.
Now you can't link to another site that has a link, directly or indirectly. So if I have a link to CNN's website, which has carried links to DeCSS-related sites, I am in violation of the law. If I link to ANY site on the 'Net anywhere, which has a single link to another site, ultimately there will be a chain of links to DeCSS source code.
Might as well shut down the entire Internet. Is the RIAA going to use this to sue everyone who has ever written a single web page with a hyperlink to any other site?
I thought the idea behind patents was to give the originator of an original and unique idea the ability to control and benefit from that idea for an appropriately short period of time. It seems like patents are being granted to the first person/company/whatever that thinks of patenting something, regardless of whether it is original or unique.
A "work for hire" copyright is owned by the "hirer", not the original artist. So the RIAA companies currently own the bulk of the recorded music in the country?
That means Metallica does not have the right to sue Napster; they don't currently own the music they're suing over.
I guess now the RIAA wants to appear to be looking out for the rights of the artists?
For a few years now, Linux opponents have been doling out dire warnings about forking issues. It has been said that eventually there will be too many choices and not enough interoperability.
Too many choices? Ludicrous concept.
Once again, we see different software organizations working toward the same goals; lots of choices with few drawbacks to any one option. Even software groups in competition are now working toward interoperability.
Agreed, if you focus on the tools instead of the product or uses, the point gets lost. Even now we have to remember that the point of computer technology is the use, not the technology itself.
However, that does not mean we should give up trying to innovate at the "lower levels." What if car manufacturers quit making better engines and only focused on making more comfortable seats and installing better stereos?
There is always room for innovation and improvement. Linux is proving that against Micro$oft right now. Let's not believe there will be an "end" to change - technology does not encourage entropy.
Having been the Network Administrator for a satellite campus of a large University, I am all too aware of the problems with security on university computers. We have to balance between keeping intruders out, and providing enough access for students and faculty to use the systems. The university environment presents a unique challenge.
To disable telnet and FTP access and believe it will curtail most or all unauthorized access to these computers is as short-sighted as companies purchasing firewalls and believing that they are complete security. A firewall only prevents some kinds of attacks.
The real answer, as in most anything, is better education. Network and system administrators need to be more aware of security issues, and deal with them at the host/server/PC level. Don't need filesharing on a PC, turn it off! Don't need rexec access, turn it off! Watch the system like your job depends on it; eternal vigilence.
Just because IT professionals are paid well doesn't give us an excuse to neglect our duties.
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I can see it now: one evening I'm watching Law & Order. Suddenly, I'm watching the Spice channel.
Of course, that's the moment when my g/f walks in the room...
More specifically, the 'Activation' system in XP will probably have a massive imapact over the next year or so.
Everytime somebody's computer becomes unusable due to a hardware change or two, open source OSs become more attractive.
the primary motivator at Apple responsible for using *BSD in OSX. (admittedly this may not count...)
I believe OSX on i386 will cause a major movement toward more open source software development.
Perl runs on, well, damn near every common platform in existance (and a few not-so-common ones).
Are there plans to move Perl into other areas, ie embedded (Perl/PalmOS kinda thin)?
Aren't those called Soap Operas?
who has a problem with the phrase "optical media licensing regime"?
US Gov't-sponsored monopolistic behavior anyone?
What happens when the CIA or NSA decide they want antivirus software to ignore their new toys? What, then, if it's INTERPOL? Maybe the Russian government would now have a claim as well, followed by the Chinese...
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
Just because we don't want anyone to be able to use good crypto, doesn't mean we're bad guys. We just want you to use our systems..."
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
Since Cobalt is suing Macintosh over the cube design, is Sun now going to put more lawyers behind the suit?
Also, Sun / Cobalt / ChiliSoft will be a powerful combination. So much for IIS.
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
There has been so much discussion against the issuing and abuse of patent and trademark law; occasionally we should applaud those who do it right. The RSA has handled their patent beautifully while making good business decisions.
My hat is off to them.
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
You also can't link to someone else's file. A simple extension to the above.
Now you can't link to another site that has a link, directly or indirectly . So if I have a link to CNN's website, which has carried links to DeCSS-related sites, I am in violation of the law. If I link to ANY site on the 'Net anywhere, which has a single link to another site, ultimately there will be a chain of links to DeCSS source code.
Might as well shut down the entire Internet. Is the RIAA going to use this to sue everyone who has ever written a single web page with a hyperlink to any other site?
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
Am I missing something here?
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
That means Metallica does not have the right to sue Napster; they don't currently own the music they're suing over.
I guess now the RIAA wants to appear to be looking out for the rights of the artists?
Too little, too late.
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
Too many choices? Ludicrous concept.
Once again, we see different software organizations working toward the same goals; lots of choices with few drawbacks to any one option. Even software groups in competition are now working toward interoperability.
Coincidence is the Superstition of Science
However, that does not mean we should give up trying to innovate at the "lower levels." What if car manufacturers quit making better engines and only focused on making more comfortable seats and installing better stereos?
There is always room for innovation and improvement. Linux is proving that against Micro$oft right now. Let's not believe there will be an "end" to change - technology does not encourage entropy.
Having been the Network Administrator for a satellite campus of a large University, I am all too aware of the problems with security on university computers. We have to balance between keeping intruders out, and providing enough access for students and faculty to use the systems. The university environment presents a unique challenge.
To disable telnet and FTP access and believe it will curtail most or all unauthorized access to these computers is as short-sighted as companies purchasing firewalls and believing that they are complete security. A firewall only prevents some kinds of attacks.
The real answer, as in most anything, is better education. Network and system administrators need to be more aware of security issues, and deal with them at the host/server/PC level. Don't need filesharing on a PC, turn it off! Don't need rexec access, turn it off! Watch the system like your job depends on it; eternal vigilence.
Just because IT professionals are paid well doesn't give us an excuse to neglect our duties.
This kind of technology is clearly a boon for portable MP3 players.
Will Metallica now sue IBM?
Looks like another Good Thing for Perl from O'Reilly. So are they ever going to do a book on Postgres?