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Re: Challenge to David Wagner on TCPA
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Murray)
Thu Aug 1 18:47:15 2002
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 15:06:38 -0700
From: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
To: "James A. Donald" <jamesd@echeque.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@lne.com, cryptography@wasabisystems.com
In-Reply-To: <3D4946C7.7343.1660D69@localhost>; from jamesd@echeque.com on Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 02:33:43PM -0700
On Thu, Aug 01, 2002 at 02:33:43PM -0700, James A. Donald wrote:
> According to Microsoft, the end user can turn the palladium
> hardware off, and the computer will still boot. As long as that
> is true, it is an end user option and no one can object.
>
> But this is not what the content providers want. They want that
> if you disable the Fritz chip, the computer does not boot. What
> they want is that it shall be illegal to sell a computer capable
> of booting if the Fritz chip is disabled.
Nope. They care that the Fritz chip is enabled whenever
their content is played. There's no need to make it a legal
requirement if the market makes it a practical requirement.
The Linux folks just won't be able to watch the latest
Maria Lopez or Jennifer Carey DVDs. But who cares about a few
geeks? Only weirdos install alternative OSs anyhow, they can be
ignored. Most of them will probably have second systems
with the Fritz chip enabled anyhow.
Eric
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