Cryptogrophy is much more involved than just preventing passive eavsedropping. Authentication can be easily implemented with RSA. For example:
if Alice sends a message to Bob, and _decrypts_ it using Alices private key (Alice Sends m^e mod n), then bob will be able to verify its origin by _encrypting_ (Bob computes [m^e mod n]^d mod n==m) with Alices public key. Now as long as Alice's private key is private, Alice MUST have sent the message. Thus Authentication and Non-Repudiation with RSA Cryptogrophy.
< please note my disclosed ignorance of the CSS/DeCSS encryption algorithm as stated in my parent post >
My point was to be directed more towards the format of encryption. For example i can encrypt something by XOR'ing with 0000. This is a very weak encryption, but by the DMCA any software that writes data using this "encryption" is protected right? Or is it not?
I can see public-key encryption or a defined encryption algorithm such as DES being protected but if it is merely an obfuscation technique, like bit-permutations, is this a complex data format or an encryption technique? At what point does reading the provided data for fair use become circumventing weak security measures.
I did not follow the whole CSS/DeCSS and I am not sure about the method of encryption used, but hear me out. At some point, if the data has been purchased or rented (thx blockbuster) to me, does it not become nothing more than a complex data format?
The poster said 8 unabridged books, and im quite sure that if they are unabridged, then they are long enough to be considered a novel. 8 novels in a two month period is a decent rate IMO also considering that some of us have lives aside from just reading.
Just because YOU cannot finish War and Peace in one week does not mean its not interesting.
Citing a post from the top of the thread: From what I can make out, this system graphs correspondent pairs into correspondence maps, and notes that while normal people all email each other and thus have dispersed graphs, (high clustering coefficient) spammers have a distinct pattern, e.g. 1 person emailing a few million others (low clustering coefficient). There are figures in the article that make this point well.
To me this would infer that spammers have a high ration of outedges to inedges... IE They send more than they recieve. If Joe Shmoe in another country sends me an email, from his normal email address, chances are his outedge/inedge ratio is going to be less than one (more mail received than sent) or slightly near one (equal amounts of mail sent and received) making it a likely occurence that he is not a spammer.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I dont think Microsoft is blocking distribution of linux (at least not with regards to this situation), but they are protecting their product name. I admit I did think the parody of windows was amusing, but I wouldn't call Microsoft's defense of their product name sleazy and underhanded. I might even go as far as to call Lindows sleazy and underhanded, by playing off a successfull (ok, ok... ^H^H^Hwidely used) product's name to gain recognition and sales.
An FBI search of Caridi's home resulted in the seizure of 36 original Academy VHS screener tapes and two DVD screeners. Caridi also told the FBI of eight other screeners he had received which were at another location, where agents subsequently picked them up.
The search of Sprague's residence Thursday turned up DVD copies of 11 films -- ranging from "Samurai," "Calendar" and "Mystic" to "X2: X-Men United" and "Cold Mountain"
Thats assuming a constant speed. I can't recall what article i read but i understand that these use constant accelleration and decelleration, so the longer the trip, the faster (velocity-wise) it will go. And at the median point of the trip, the speed will be larger than 260kph.
What about idiot colleges who require are not allowed (legally) to request your social security number, but anyone can ask for your "student ID" which is coincidently the same?
"which claims online song-swapping is largely responsible for a 31 percent drop in CD sales in the past three years"
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that CD prices still range from $15-18/per and the internet is $30/month (for me). If the price of CD's were more reasonable, I would buy them.
"... AT&T's U.S. patent that covers transactions in which a trusted intermediary securely processes payments over a communications system such as the Internet. The use of a trusted intermediary ensures that one party will not have to disclose sensitive information, such as a credit card number or bank account number, to the other party to the transaction."
... over a communications system... Wow. That covers a lot of ground. I think AT&T has crossed a line here. I and I'd assume many others consider speech a communication system. Does this mean that acting as a mediator in trades now requires licensing from AT&T?! What about buying something over the phone??? How about faxing orders to a drop-shipper?
But wait--- it gets better. Does this cover the entire industry of drop-shipping? If I take the money while factories under different ownership produce my crap and ship it, am I now in violation of AT&T's patent?
just my 2 cents!
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Cryptogrophy is much more involved than just preventing passive eavsedropping. Authentication can be easily implemented with RSA. For example:
if Alice sends a message to Bob, and _decrypts_ it using Alices private key (Alice Sends m^e mod n), then bob will be able to verify its origin by _encrypting_ (Bob computes [m^e mod n]^d mod n==m) with Alices public key. Now as long as Alice's private key is private, Alice MUST have sent the message. Thus Authentication and Non-Repudiation with RSA Cryptogrophy.
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< please note my disclosed ignorance of the CSS/DeCSS encryption algorithm as stated in my parent post >
My point was to be directed more towards the format of encryption. For example i can encrypt something by XOR'ing with 0000. This is a very weak encryption, but by the DMCA any software that writes data using this "encryption" is protected right? Or is it not?
I can see public-key encryption or a defined encryption algorithm such as DES being protected but if it is merely an obfuscation technique, like bit-permutations, is this a complex data format or an encryption technique? At what point does reading the provided data for fair use become circumventing weak security measures.
I did not follow the whole CSS/DeCSS and I am not sure about the method of encryption used, but hear me out. At some point, if the data has been purchased or rented (thx blockbuster) to me, does it not become nothing more than a complex data format?
For an ask slashdot article, i saw no questions... just a list of vague statements that could maybe comprise a rumor...
The poster said 8 unabridged books, and im quite sure that if they are unabridged, then they are long enough to be considered a novel. 8 novels in a two month period is a decent rate IMO also considering that some of us have lives aside from just reading.
Just because YOU cannot finish War and Peace in one week does not mean its not interesting.
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Citing a post from the top of the thread:
From what I can make out, this system graphs correspondent pairs into correspondence maps, and notes that while normal people all email each other and thus have dispersed graphs, (high clustering coefficient) spammers have a distinct pattern, e.g. 1 person emailing a few million others (low clustering coefficient). There are figures in the article that make this point well.
To me this would infer that spammers have a high ration of outedges to inedges... IE They send more than they recieve. If Joe Shmoe in another country sends me an email, from his normal email address, chances are his outedge/inedge ratio is going to be less than one (more mail received than sent) or slightly near one (equal amounts of mail sent and received) making it a likely occurence that he is not a spammer.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I dont think Microsoft is blocking distribution of linux (at least not with regards to this situation), but they are protecting their product name. I admit I did think the parody of windows was amusing, but I wouldn't call Microsoft's defense of their product name sleazy and underhanded. I might even go as far as to call Lindows sleazy and underhanded, by playing off a successfull (ok, ok... ^H^H^Hwidely used) product's name to gain recognition and sales.
The IOP web site here claims that ethanol to electricity is 3x more efficient than ethanol for powering vehicle engines.
ack, i must've used proprietary source from windows in my apps :(
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From the article:
An FBI search of Caridi's home resulted in the seizure of 36 original Academy VHS screener tapes and two DVD screeners. Caridi also told the FBI of eight other screeners he had received which were at another location, where agents subsequently picked them up.
The search of Sprague's residence Thursday turned up DVD copies of 11 films -- ranging from "Samurai," "Calendar" and "Mystic" to "X2: X-Men United" and "Cold Mountain"
emphasis mine.
Assuming ~260mph:
Thats assuming a constant speed. I can't recall what article i read but i understand that these use constant accelleration and decelleration, so the longer the trip, the faster (velocity-wise) it will go. And at the median point of the trip, the speed will be larger than 260kph.
What about idiot colleges who require are not allowed (legally) to request your social security number, but anyone can ask for your "student ID" which is coincidently the same?
(all sarcasm aside, really what could one do?)
... used for targeted mass marketing!
"which claims online song-swapping is largely responsible for a 31 percent drop in CD sales in the past three years"
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that CD prices still range from $15-18/per and the internet is $30/month (for me). If the price of CD's were more reasonable, I would buy them.
"... AT&T's U.S. patent that covers transactions in which a trusted intermediary securely processes payments over a communications system such as the Internet. The use of a trusted intermediary ensures that one party will not have to disclose sensitive information, such as a credit card number or bank account number, to the other party to the transaction."
... over a communications system... Wow. That covers a lot of ground. I think AT&T has crossed a line here. I and I'd assume many others consider speech a communication system. Does this mean that acting as a mediator in trades now requires licensing from AT&T?! What about buying something over the phone??? How about faxing orders to a drop-shipper?
But wait--- it gets better. Does this cover the entire industry of drop-shipping? If I take the money while factories under different ownership produce my crap and ship it, am I now in violation of AT&T's patent?
just my 2 cents!
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