RE: Digital Rights Management - An idea (limited lease, renting, expiration, verification) NON HARDWARE BASED.

["Riley Williams" <Riley@Williams.Name>]

Hi Dean.

 >> Lets say that I have a company called BestInTheWorld.
 >> Because I make the best data-base software in the world,
 >> a lot of companies purchase a license to use this
 >> software. The software expires in a year. This is no
 >> problem because The software renewal is cheap. Soon
 >> every company in Silicon Valley uses my software.
 >> The company is going strong and needs to expand. It
 >> issues public stock.
 >> 
 >> Al Qaeda

 > Lets stop there eh? AL <self snipped>QAEDA ? ANY GOV.T 
 > would let them buy stock? Controlling Stock ???

How would they stop them?

Think about it. Let's say that Joe Bloggs buys stock in the
company. What can you ask from him to prove he isn't buying
for Al Qaeda (or some other equally fanatical group)? After
all, it's hardly likely he'd admit he was doing so.

Best wishes from Riley.
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