On Tuesday 9 November 2004 07:36, Steven J. Owens wrote: > If anybody ever figures out a truly effective safeguard against > this (which would be at least equivalent, in terms of mathematical > creativity, to public/private key encryption), we'll see some really > radical changes.
It's a special case of the generic strong-DRM problem, which I postulate is demonstrably insoluble if the (untrusted) end-user controls the code that runs on his machines. Rightsholder groups would like to outlaw machinery which affords end-users this freedom; the open-source movement protects it. In any case, a business model which requires that you distrust your customers is, in my view, fundamentally flawed. -- Edward Barrow Copyright Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***Important: see http://www.copyweb.co.uk/email.htm for important information about the legal status of this email --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]