[12247] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: DeCSS, crypto, law, and economics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Pete Chown)
Thu Jan 9 12:25:21 2003
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 10:13:20 +0000
From: Pete Chown <Pete.Chown@skygate.co.uk>
To: cryptography@wasabisystems.com
In-Reply-To: <200301090132.h091WkM27014@fbi.crypto.com>
Matt Blaze wrote:
> Huh? DVD region coding doesn't prevent this at all; ripped decrypted
> DVD mpeg files could be played anywhere.
I think that DRM mechanisms may increase piracy. A few years ago you
could buy a CD, knowing that it was a standard product which you could
use in certain ways. Now, you might get it home and find that you can
play it in your hi-fi, but not in your car. Next time, you're not going
to make that mistake, you'll just log on to Kazaa and download an MP3.
--
Pete
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