Actually, it wasn't Volvo like the others were saying. The system you are talking about was developed by Saab, and it is the Trionic engine management system found in every Saab 9-3 and 9-5 today. Trionic works by passing a small current through each spark plug to determine the composition of the combustion chamber and adjusts a variety of things (timing, mixture, etc.) in the engine to yield the cleanest and most efficient burn. Exactly like you said, they hooked up an old (maybe mid-60s) car's exhaust to the intake of a new Saab, and within 60 seconds, the exhaust emissions were back to normal.
I support your view entirely. I remember when DeCSS first surfaced and on web page it clearly expressed that the program was not intended for illegal use. In a way, I see DeCSS much like L0pht Crack...the program is not intended for an illegal or malicious purpose, but it *can* be used that way. However, you do not see Microsoft coming after L0pht Heavy Industries because they were able to crack Microsoft's weak password scheme. I do not believe that the film industry has any right to sue these people because they were able to uncover this half-assed form of encryption in a DVD player program that did not protect its key properly. In fact, I believe the film industry should be grateful because they have shown them how bad their encryption scheme really is and how a software vendor can screw up the implementation with a simple mistake. The other disturbing issue here is the fact that people are being sued over simply linking to sites that have DeCSS or even writing anything about the program. In this respect, the industry has *totally* overstepped its boundaries. Suing over this is simply suing against the public's right to information. This is a clear violation of everything our country stands for and should not be tolerated by the courts. However, I fear that the large political influence of the studios and their cut-throat law departments may be able to convince the judge otherwise. In my opinion, this whole matter shows us one thing. The industry really needs to learn something about life in the "computer age" (and life in general)...if people want to do something, they will do it. No matter how secure your encryption scheme is (unless you are using quantum encryption), it can be broken, it is based on an algorithm, and someone will eventually be capable of breaking it. Good luck to you and your colleagues in this hearing. May justice prevail on the side of those who are truly right.
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Actually, it wasn't Volvo like the others were saying. The system you are talking about was developed by Saab, and it is the Trionic engine management system found in every Saab 9-3 and 9-5 today. Trionic works by passing a small current through each spark plug to determine the composition of the combustion chamber and adjusts a variety of things (timing, mixture, etc.) in the engine to yield the cleanest and most efficient burn. Exactly like you said, they hooked up an old (maybe mid-60s) car's exhaust to the intake of a new Saab, and within 60 seconds, the exhaust emissions were back to normal.
I support your view entirely. I remember when DeCSS first surfaced and on web page it clearly expressed that the program was not intended for illegal use. In a way, I see DeCSS much like L0pht Crack...the program is not intended for an illegal or malicious purpose, but it *can* be used that way. However, you do not see Microsoft coming after L0pht Heavy Industries because they were able to crack Microsoft's weak password scheme. I do not believe that the film industry has any right to sue these people because they were able to uncover this half-assed form of encryption in a DVD player program that did not protect its key properly. In fact, I believe the film industry should be grateful because they have shown them how bad their encryption scheme really is and how a software vendor can screw up the implementation with a simple mistake. The other disturbing issue here is the fact that people are being sued over simply linking to sites that have DeCSS or even writing anything about the program. In this respect, the industry has *totally* overstepped its boundaries. Suing over this is simply suing against the public's right to information. This is a clear violation of everything our country stands for and should not be tolerated by the courts. However, I fear that the large political influence of the studios and their cut-throat law departments may be able to convince the judge otherwise. In my opinion, this whole matter shows us one thing. The industry really needs to learn something about life in the "computer age" (and life in general)...if people want to do something, they will do it. No matter how secure your encryption scheme is (unless you are using quantum encryption), it can be broken, it is based on an algorithm, and someone will eventually be capable of breaking it. Good luck to you and your colleagues in this hearing. May justice prevail on the side of those who are truly right.