1. Make programs like "readdat.exe" ubiquitous...distribute them on Well, you need a program to read your DATs and play them anyhow. What's a few extra options? Presumably it would handle various filtering and sampling anyhow; perhaps the common DAT tools or audio tools could just happen to contain a bit slicer... Still doesn't sound like it's useful for anything you need to access alot or use in the short term. Best to keep fighting for real
I must admit I'm disappointed to hear Hellman say something like this. Every time somebody comes up with a "new" or "improved" key escrow scheme, they give implicit approval to the whole basic idea of key escrow. Which is fundamentally unacceptable in *any* form. It could be said that this focusses the argument on the real issue... which is *not* the technology, but the trust of government (or the need for it.) Perhaps this analogy isn't too stretched: suppose your child wants to keep a private diary. They can keep it under two locks -- but only if mother has one key and father has the other (so that if they agree that they need to see the diary, they can.) Does this seem fair itself? [too many would argue yes... that as the parents are responsible for the child, it is reasonable to do this] Does this seem
privacy... like a good analogy? [perhaps closer than some would like to admit... "but mother and father are closer than any escrow agencies would be..." "oh really?" etc.] _Mark_