Re: hacksdmi?

[Ralph Moonen <ralph () TINK ORG>]

At 14:12 12-10-00 -0400, Masial wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ralph Moonen
> >
> > >  Yes, this is copy protection, and we know
> > >that can't be made to work.
> >
> > Well, all they really want to do is make it cumbersome, so as to
> > deter the script kiddies of piracy, so to say.
> >
> > --Ralph
>
> Well, correct me if im wrong but with the DMCA in place, wouldnt it be
> illegal to even try to remove a watermark?

The DMCA is irrelevant in 90% of the world. DMCA is 100% american, and while
a lot of music is produced in the USA, it only houses a small part of the
world
population. I won;t start on a rant about americocentrism here, but the
point is
clear I hope


> That way, no matter how
> weak/lame/clueless your protection is, you can always get back to good 'ol
> lawyers to nail pirates that publicise de-watermarking software. Anyone
> knows of something strangely similar called DeCSS ? :)

DeCSS is quite legal in Europe, it's only a problem in the USA.


> Maybe the whole point is not to be secure but make people suable.

Make Americans suable. Sure. The DMCA thing is a shame, but hardly relevant
to me and a billion chinese and indians.

--Ralph