Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
2002-03-02T17:34:51Z

On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Florian Weimer wrote:

> Thomas Hood <jdthood@mail.com> writes:
>
> >> The solution is simple: go and create your own content, and share
> >> it with your friends. But you won't get Hollywood movies this way.
> >
> > The problem is that copy-protection will only be effective if you
> > impose Soviet style restrictions on the use of computers.
>
> That's not necessarily true. Most people cannot circumvent even basic
> obstacles when it comes to computers, and both industry and
> legislative might be content with that.

It seems highly unlikely. The goal of any such legislation and its
technological implmentation, whether copy protection, crypto, or
whatever, is not to make it *difficult* to circumvent the obstacle but
make it prohibitively *costly* for all but security agencies to do so.

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