On 15-Jan-2013 16:45:30 -0500, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > > Also, what stops a person to file it under a company name if > > that's easier? I admit I'm not into this area, so I might be > > missing something fundamental...
> If you publish an exploit as "BitWizard97", and somebody scarfs > it up and starts selling it, Starts selling what? Already published exploit? Bwahahaha... > filing the suit to enjoin them from selling it without your > permission under a company name doesn't make it any easier > to prove that you, or the company, have any legal standing > to represent BitWizard97. Digital signatures may help. Actually, you don't need to prove that you are the BitWizard97 - you only need to prove that you can act on his behalf (that means: read encrypted messages and sign the replies with his key). > It's especially problematic if the local law enforcement > authorities want to have a little chat with BitWizard97 > regarding some other activities... They should want to ask those questions to another person - say, BitBreaker12, who may be suspected in something illegal. -- Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin <gremlin ПРИ gremlin ТЧК ru> GPG key ID: 0xEF3B1FA8, keyserver: hkp://subkeys.pgp.net GPG key fingerprint: 8832 FE9F A791 F796 8AC9 6E4E 909D AC45 EF3B 1FA8 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
