-- On 12 Aug 2002 at 20:38, Mike Rosing wrote: > I'm actually really confused about the whole DRM business > anyway. It seems to me that any data available to human > perceptions can be duplicated. Period. The idea of DRM (as I > understand it) is that you can hand out data to people you don't > trust, and they can't copy it. To me, DRM seems fundamentally > impossible.
To me DRM seems possible to the extent that computers themselves are rendered tamper resistant -- that is to say rendered set top boxes not computers, to the extent that unauthorized personnel are prohibited from accessing general purpose computers. To me, TCPA only makes sense as a step towards some of the more monstrous outcomes that have been suggested by myself and others on this list. It does not make sense as a final destination, but only as a first step on a path. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG xnGldvXqRQB8PKwYfVNs7FqNlzHkJtffm/JPsWY9 2NZkA77opkyGpXY+3+uMUIXDusHs6+ZgOeCu7YXgJ