IP: Researchers Crack Digital Music Challenge

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "Rob Raisch" <info () raisch com>
> To: "Dave Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: IP: Researchers Crack Digital Music Challenge
>
>
> (Once we take information out of the physical containers we have
> historically relied upon for protection, all bets are off.  /rr)
>
> RESEARCHERS CRACK DIGITAL MUSIC CHALLENGE
> Researchers at Xerox PARC, Princeton, and Rice University say
> they have conquered the digital watermarks created by the Secure
> Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) to curb online music piracy.
> SDMI challenged hackers and researchers to try to crack the code
> in September, offering a reward to anyone who explained how they
> defeated the technology. The researchers say they removed the
> watermark without damaging sound quality and estimate that any
> moderately skilled hacker could do the same. SDMI says it is
> still looking into the researchers' efforts to ensure that they
> were successful. Still, the researchers' apparent success casts
> doubt on the music industry's ability to use technology to
> protect copyrights on the Internet.
> (NewsFactor Network, 24 October 2000)
>
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> Rob Raisch - www.raisch.com