Re: DVD problems, was: Early thoughts on 10.1
Re: DVD problems, was: Early thoughts on 10.1
- Subject: Re: DVD problems, was: Early thoughts on 10.1
- From: Finlay Dobbie <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:32:30 +0100
On Monday, October 1, 2001, at 05:36 PM, R. Tony Goold wrote:
The encryption method was NOT reverse engineered through a legal black
box
method.
In the early days of DeCSS talk, I came across a web page containing
exactly such an analysis of CSS, pointing out its theoretical
weaknesses. If I can find it again, I'll post it.
Well, still, the encryption was reverse engineered illegally.
Black box/closed room reverse engineering is fine and in
most cases completely legal.
Except under the DMCA, which effectively suppresses scientists who want
to publish their findings...
The DMCA only applies in the USA (they're introducing a similar one here
in the UK soon, though), so it will still be legal in more liberal
countries like the Netherlands (I think).
-- Finlay