September 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

[p2p-hackers] p2p sharing & access-control (fwd from bert@web2peer.com) (fwd from eugen@leitl.org)
by Eugen Leitl 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

----- Forwarded message from Bert <bert(a)web2peer.com> -----

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Post-copyright: Digital Cash and Compulsory Licensing? (was Re: [Slashdot] Stories for 2003-09-17)
by R. A. Hettinga 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

from the old-wine-in-new-bottles dept. Cheers, RAH ------- At 11:24 AM +0000 9/17/03, slashdot(a)slashdot.org wrote: >+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ >| Post-copyright: Digital Cash and Compulsory Licensing? | >| from the dream-on dept. | >| posted by michael on Tuesday September 16, @15:16 (money) | >| http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/16/188259 | >+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >[0]gojomo writes "AaronSw offers a compelling idea: [1]use anonymous >transferable digital cash to allocate the monies collected for creators >in a compulsory licensing scheme, to avoid some of the potential problems >[2]outlined [3]by [4]other [5]compulsory [6]critiques. LawMeme calls it a >"[7]Proto Whuffie" but expects fake artists to sign up for the loot. I >might call it "[8]voucher socialism" -- but that's not necessarily a bad >thing." > >Discuss this story at: > http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=03/09/16/188259 > >Links: > 0. http://gojomo.blogspot.com > 1. http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/001036 > 2. http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/001016 > 3. http://epeus.blogspot.com/2003_06_01_epeus_archive.html#105643720859547400 > 4. http://www.utdallas.edu/~liebowit/intprop/complpff.pdf > 5. http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1190 > 6. http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~fredrik/research/papers/EvaluatingDRM.html > 7. http://research.yale.edu/lawmeme/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=120… > 8. http://gojomo.blogspot.com/#106373171922274440 -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

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Re: Verisign's Wildcard A-Records and DNSSEC Plans?
by Major Variola (ret) 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

At 08:38 AM 9/16/03 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote: >and probably sell or rent the "typo name space" - ie. Airborne Express could >buy *f?*e?*d?*e?*x?*.com address space, so fredex.com would lead to airborne's >web site. You need to include adjacent-letter permutations at least, in that there regexp. Barbed wire is selling nicely out here on the linguistic range. I keep ahearin' that there's gonna be a rush on punctuation, and I can't doubt it eventually, but I'mma gonna wait meself. PS: Also you saw the /. mention of how words are readable if you permute inner letters? ------ Personally I use a dotted quad and an alternate port..

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Trusted Computing news
by JMBCV 17 Sep '03

17 Sep '03

New Scientist reports on a new document released by the Trusted Computing Group, http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/. This is the reconstitued and renamed TCPA, which triggered such controversy a year ago. The article, http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994171, reports: The US music industry's legal clampdown on online music piracy could soon be supplemented by technical measures that will make it harder to make unauthorised copies of digital files. A new set of programming standards, released by a consortium of the world's largest software and hardware companies on Tuesday, specify methods for developing software for hardware security modules increasingly being built into many personal computers. The Trusted Computing Group's new security standards promise to shore up personal computer security by linking software to tamper-resistant hardware modules in which cryptographic keys and other tools are stored. This could be used to increase the security of files or authenticate messages. The new document, described in the press release at https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/press/news/TSS_IDF_release_final_sept…, is an API for the Trusted Software Stack (TSS), which will interface to the secure hardware component, called a TPM (trusted platform module). In other news, Sun Microsystems has announced that it is joining the TCG. Amazingly, Whit Diffie, a well known privacy advocate with cypherpunk leanings, is quoted in the press release: "As the world becomes more connected, secure computing is fundamental to protecting our critical infrastructure, our enterprise networks, and our personal computers." said Dr. Whitfield Diffie, Chief Security Officer, Sun Microsystems. "Sun is committed to security and open standards. We're excited to join TCG as a Promoter Member and help to move security into the technologies on which the future depends." Back in April, Diffie was questioning the goals of Trusted Computing, http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030415S0013. Wonder what changed his mind? A final note, Ross Anderson's so-called Trusted Computing FAQ was updated last month to version 1.1, http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html. It's still full of utterly unsupported allegations, such as the claim that TCPA was going to delete "pirated" applications and documents. And of course there is no apology for those charges which he has had to eliminate or water down from the first version of the FAQ. Read at your own risk; it's not exactly a "no spin zone". --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to majordomo(a)metzdowd.com

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Neocon flashbacks
by Steve Schear 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm Notice the date and signatures... ....if America were tempted to ''become the dictatress of the world, she would be no longer the ruler of her own spirit.'' What empires lavish abroad, they cannot spend on good republican government at home: on hospitals or roads or schools. A distended military budget only aggravates America's continuing failure to keep its egalitarian promise to itself. -- John Quincy Adams (extended)

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Power Grab: Ashcroft overturns 4th Amend
by Major Variola (ret.) 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

Administration Calls for Unprecedented Subpoena Powers http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-subpoena14sep14,1,6890… Unlike in ordinary criminal investigations, Ashcroft would not need the approval of a grand jury or a judge to order witnesses to appear for questioning. "The attendance of witnesses and the production of records may be required from any place in any state or in any territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at any designated place of hearing," the administration's bill says. ... The bill includes a "nondisclosure requirement" as well. "If the Attorney General certifies [there] may result a danger to the national security, no person shall disclose to any other person that a subpoena was received or records were provided," it says. Grand juries operate in secret as well. And though they are often seen as a rubber stamp for the government, Cole said the mere presence of the jurors restrains prosecutors. "There is a real difference when a prosecutor knows 23 citizens are there observing what's going on," he said ... The administration proposal was introduced in the House last week by Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.). Hmm, other Rep.tiles from Fla get turned into boots. And they're not even raping the constitution.

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Sex-diary writer expected to leave jail
by Freematt357＠aol.com 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

Publication: The Columbus Dispatch; Date: Sep 16, 2003; Section: Metro; Page: 22 Sex-diary writer expected to leave jail By Jeb Phillips THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH <A HREF="http://ee.dispatch.com/Repository/ml.asp?Issue=TCD/2003/09/16&ID=Ar02203&Mo…">http://ee.dispatch.com/Repository/ml.asp?Issue=TCD/2003/09/16&ID=Ar02203& Mode=HTML</A> For AOL users: <A HREF="http://ee.dispatch.com/Repository/ml.asp?Issue=TCD/2003/09/16&ID=Ar02203&Mo…">http://ee.dispatch.com/Repository/ml.asp?Issue=TCD/2003/09/16& ID=Ar02203&Mode=HTML</A> B B B B A man whose conviction for writing about private fantasies of raping and torturing children was overturned was expected to be released from jail today. B B B B Brian Dalton posted bail yesterday afternoon, not long after Franklin County Common Pleas Judge David E. Cain set it at $50,000. B B B B Cain told Dalton, 24, that he could have no contact with minors, no access to the Internet and that he was under house arrest and parental supervision. B B B B Paperwork for his jail release was being completed early this morning. B B B B Prosecutors had asked for at least a $100,000 bond. B B B B "Evidence shows that defendant has admitted prior sex offenses and that he poses a significant risk to re-offend,bb prosecutors wrote to Cain. " Defendant literally mulls over the idea of sex with children when he sees them on the street.bb B B B B Dalton never has been convicted of abusing children. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to pandering obscenity. B B B B His mother had found a diary stating his fantasies about children and given it to his probation officer. B B B B Dalton said the children were imaginary. At the time, he was on probation for possession of child pornography. B B B B Dalton pleaded guilty to the pandering charge, which drew international attention. Critics said the charge and his imprisonment violated his First Amendment right of self-expression. He tried to withdraw his plea twice, but Common Pleas Judge Nodine Miller rejected his requests. B B B B She sentenced him to seven years for pandering, plus 4B= years for violating his probation. B B B B The Franklin County Court of Appeals overturned his conviction in July, citing ineffective counsel. B B B B Benson A. Wolman, one of the lawyers who filed the appeal for Dalton, repeated yesterday an argument he has made for months. B B B B "He ought not to be in jail on wild charges that are contrary to the First Amendment,bb he said. B B B B Franklin County Prosecutor Ron ObBrien declined to talk about the bond. His office has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to review the lower appealscourt decision, and Wolman said Daltonbs response to the Supreme Court is due Sept. 29. B B B B If the Ohio Supreme Court passes on the case, Dalton still can be retried before Cain. B B B B jeb.phillips(a)dispatch.com __________________________________________________________________________ Distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. ---

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P!=NP futures undergo heavy trading
by Peter Wayner 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

The futures where people betting on the existence of a proof on whether P!=NP are currently generating the second highest volume on the Foresight Exchange. Only the California recall is higher. http://www.ideosphere.com/fx-bin/Claim?claim=P!NP Any insight?

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Re: Versign creates man-in-the-middle attack on DNS
by Scott Guthery 16 Sep '03

16 Sep '03

Let's see ... you type in a URL that isn't working and you are immediately bound by a long list of conditions ... AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND. By using the service(s) provided by VeriSign under these Terms of Use, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions here in and documents incorporated by reference. Makes the RIAA look like Mother Teresa. Cheers, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rah(a)shipwright.com> To: cypherpunks(a)lne.com X-Orig-To: "Philodox Clips" <clips(a)philodox.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:37 AM Subject: Re: Versign creates man-in-the-middle attack on DNS > > --- begin forwarded text > > > Status: U > Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:04:51 +1200 (NZST) > Subject: Re: Versign creates man-in-the-middle attack on DNS > From: "Kerry Thompson" <cypher(a)crypt.gen.nz> > To: "Tim May" <timcmay(a)got.net> > Cc: cypherpunks(a)lne.com > User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.1 > Sender: owner-cypherpunks(a)lne.com > > Tim May said: > > > > I didn't get a Verisign page...I go the usual error. > > > > "Could not open the page http://www.thisisjunk55666.com/ because the > > server www.thisisjunk55666.com could not be found." > > > > Try http://www.thisisjunk55666.net - I think .com hasn't been switched or > hasn't propagated yet. > > Result is an ugly Verisign search engine page. > > Kerry > > --- end forwarded text > > > -- > ----------------- > R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> > The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> > 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA > "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, > [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to > experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

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Mexifornia Driver's License
by Tim May 15 Sep '03

15 Sep '03

<http://vikingphoenix.com/immigration/davis_sign_illegal.htm>

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