It's abundantly clear by now that no DRM system can stop serious pirates, ... A DRM system that stops serious pirates, and simultaneously gives broad leeway to ordinary users, is even harder to imagine.
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It is not legitimate to undermine the user's desire to secure their own computer. I don't think they should be hiding files and programs and registry entries from the system administrator, ever.Edward Felten
There is a concern that there is a tendency to lock down parts of the design to protect the flanks of the copy-protection system. That makes it harder for everyone, including Microsoft, to adapt to new uses.
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The DMCA seems to cast a very wide net and will catch a lot of things besides computer security,
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We are not going to change the weaknesses in the technology by publishing the paper, ... The technology is weak. It would be widely defeated, quickly.
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it is normal for these types of papers to be presented, which discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the technologies.
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