July 2002 - cypherpunks-legacy

Order Viagra Online
by drugs＠aol.com 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

1 0

Re: DRM will not be legislated
by AARG! Anonymous 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

David Wagner wrote: > You argue that it would be irrational for content companies to push to > have DRM mandated. This is something we could debate at length, but we > don't need to: rational or not, we already have evidence that content > companies have pushed, and *are* pushing, for some kind of mandated DRM. > > The Hollings bill was interesting not for its success or failure, but > for what it reveals the content companies' agenda. It seems plausible > that its supporters will be back next year with a "compromise" bill -- > plausible enough that we'd better be prepared for such a circumstance. The CBDTPA, available in text form at http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.s2048.032102.html, does not explicitly call for legislating DRM. In fact the bill is not very clear about what exactly it does require. Generally it calls for standards that satisfy subsections (d) and (e) of section 3. But (d) is just a list of generic good features: "(A) reliable; (B) renewable; (C) resistant to attack; (D) readily implemented; (E) modular; (F) applicable in multiple technology platforms; (G) extensible; (H) upgradable; (I) not cost prohibitive; and (2) any software portion of such standards is based on open source code." There's nothing in there about DRM or the analog hole specifically. In fact the only phrase in this list which would not be applicable to any generic software project is "resistant to attack". And (e) (misprinted as (c) in the document) is a consumer protection provision, calling for support of fair use and home taping of over the air broadcasts. Neither (d) nor (e) describes what exactly the CBDTPA is supposed to do. To understand what the technical standards are supposed to protect we have to look at section 2 of the bill, "Findings", which lays out the piracy problem as Hollings sees it and calls for government regulation and mandates for solutions. But even here, the wording is ambiguous and does not clearly call for mandating DRM. The structure of this section consists of a list of statements, followed by the phrase, "A solution to this problem is technologically feasible but will require government action, including a mandate to ensure its swift and ubiquitous adoption." This phrase appears at points 12, 15 and 19. The points leading up to #12 refer to the problems of over the air broadcasts being unencrypted, in contrast with pay cable and satellite systems. The points leading up to #15 talk about closing the analog hole. And the points leading up to #19 discuss file sharing and piracy. DRM is mentioned in point 5, in terms of it not working well, then the concept is discussed again in points 20-23, which are the last. None of these comments are followed by the magic phrase about requiring a government mandate. So if you look closely at how these points are laid out, and which ones get the call for government action, it appears that the main concerns which the CBDTPA is intended to address are (1) over the air broadcasts (via the BPDG standard); (2) closing the analog hole (via HDCP and similar); and (3) piracy via file sharing and P2P systems, which the media companies would undoubtedly like to see shut down but where they are unlikely to succeed. Although DRM is mentioned, there is no clear call to mandate support for DRM technology, particularly anything similar to Palladium or the TCPA, which is what we have been discussing. As pointed out earlier, this is logical, as legislating the TCPA would be both massively infeasible and also ultimately unhelpful to the goals of the content companies. They know they won't be able to use TCPA to shut down file sharing. The only way they could approach it using such a tool would be to have a law requiring a government stamp of approval on every piece of software that runs. Surely it will be clear to all reasonable men what a a non-starter that idea is.

2 1

Compare & Save Big On Your Auto Insurance! - Get Instant Quotes
by Ebargains 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

1 0

Team Red Leader
by Matthew X 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

"Create an "intelligence threat division" in the new department that uses what the plan calls "red teams" of intelligence experts. These teams would act like terrorists and plot attacks on vulnerable new targets in the country so that means of preventing such attacks can be devised." FROM http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/16/politics/16HOME.html?ex=1027483200&en=f29… Mongo and the boyz do that for free! Why is it only ok to respond with violence if they hit you first? That's bad tactics. The first blow might actually kill you or seriously weaken you.

1 0

Eliminate your private data now
by CLAUDIA 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

1 0

HOT BUISNESS OPPORTUNITY WANT TO MAKE MONEY?
by joe 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

WANT TO MAKE MONEY? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ HOT BUSINESS OPPERTUNITY AVAILABLE fOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY... 1. MUST BE A UNITED STATES RESIDENT 2. MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OVER. YOU WILL SHARE IN DIALYSIS CENTERS OF AMERICA LATEST CASH INCOME STREAM. EARN OVER 30% RETURN ON YOUR MONEY! INTEREST PAID ANNUALLY! COMPLETELY LEGAL. TO FIND OUT ALL THE HOW'S AND WHY'S, REPLY TODAY WITH YOUR NAME, STATE AND COMPLETE PHONE NUMBER. DETAILS WILL SOON FOLLOW!

1 0

Are you a sanitary ware distributor?
by wjjzzs＠wjjzzs.com 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

Note:If this eamil is not fit for you,please reply to webmaster(a)wjjzzs.com with "remove". We don't intend to send spam email to you.Thank you! Dear sirs or Madams, We are one Arcyl bathtub manufacturer in China. -----------------Profile----------------------- Our factoryspecializes in manufacturing ¡°YEMA¡± brand acrylic composite bathtubs, we have more than 10 years experience of bathtub manufacturing and marketing. With our considerable experience we set out to blend the advantages of all the other of bathtubs offered in the market place into one range. After several years development we produced our current range and the YEMA brand bathtub was patented in 2001. We were even awarded the "Gold Medal" in the "Chinese Patent Technology Exhibition" and "The Ninth Chinese New Patent Technology and New Patent Product Exhibition" later that year. The YEMA bathtubs structural design is that of a normal acrylic bathtub but conglutinated into a composite material. It is ridged and is made more than twice as thick as a normal unit, making it more smooth, gentle and elegant. This manufacturing technique not only provides all the advantages of a normal acrylic bathtub (easily to clean, resistance to dirt, colorful,attractive etc) but also provides increased heat retention, and extends the products life span. Besides our products on website, we now produce some new models for USA market. We also produce shower panels with finest quality. -------------------bathtub Specifications--------------------- 1,Wall thickness:10mm~20mm 2,Weight: 50~60KG -------------------Cooperate-------------------------------- We would like to be your OEM/ODM manufacturer. For detailed info, please browse our website http://www.wjjzzs.com Best wishes and regards, Export Manager Jerry Lee Mobile:13951228561 Phone:0086-519-5211973 Fax: 0086-519-5209776 Wujin Huangli Composited Sanitary Factory Add:HUangli town,Wujin county Changzhou 213151 Jiangsu province P.R.China Websie:http://www.wjjzzs.com Email:wjjzzs@wjjzzs.com

1 0

[광고] cypherpunks님 재미있는 사은품을 드립니다.
by 우리카드 회원영업 팀장 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

우리카드 성명 주민등록 번호 직장 전화 휴대폰 귀하의 메일주소는 웹서핑을 통해 수집한 것이며, 그외에 어떠한 정보도 갖고 있지 않음을 밝힙니다. 이 E-mail은 발신전용이며, 원치 않으실 경우 아래 창에 메일주소를 입력하여 주시면 두 번 다시 메일 이 가지 않도록 하겠습니다. 수신거부 / refusal of receipt

1 0

Earn Extra Income Working from Home!
by Ebargains 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

1 0

Public Knowledge hopes to turn geeks into geektivists
by Jei 17 Jul '02

17 Jul '02

http://news.com.com/2010-1074-943785.html?tag=politech Bring in the geeks By Declan McCullagh July 15, 2002, 4:00 AM PT WASHINGTON--Gigi Sohn hopes that geeks have become so enraged by recent anti-piracy schemes that they'll finally want to fight back. The 40-year old lawyer, head of the Public Knowledge nonprofit group here, plans to recruit a ragtag band of technophiles and train them to become a corps of effective political activists on the Internet front. To Sohn, this means seizing on widespread discontent created by the attempts of Hollywood and the music labels to curtail file-swapping networks while promoting sweeping new anti-copying laws and standards. E-mail campaigns are easily ignored, and transforming online ire into effective political action is hardly a trivial task. Geek armies have always been eager to vent in online forums and clog the e-mail inboxes of errant congressional types. As far back as 1995, over 50,000 peeved Netizens signed an electronic petition slamming the Clinton administration's privacy-invasive Clipper Chip. [...]

1 0