Criminalizing crypto criticism + 802.11b access

David Honig honig at sprynet.com
Fri Jul 27 17:32:02 PDT 2001


At 02:16 PM 7/27/01 -0700, Ray Dillinger wrote:
>
>You can present your paper at defcon, as long as there's not an 
>executable.  
>

No executable, but source.  Source code is how some people
communicate.  Building an executable is another (intentional)
behavior.  Using that executable is another.  Using that executable
for *unlicensed* copying is a crime.  Nothing else is.

>You can create an executable, with source code, package it up and 
>send it to the copyright owner with a note that says "your protection 
>is broken: here's the proof."

How about dropping them a note to send an engineer to DefCon? 

>You can shout at the top of your lungs that their crypto is broken, 
>on all kinds of forums. 

Might be libel if not true.





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