[COMP] what's wrong with content protection

  • From: John Madden <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:25:51 -0500

http://cryptome.org/jg-wwwcp.htm

Here's an excellent (although longish) discussion of what's wrong with 
current copy protection mechanisms, and how it's only going to get worse.  

It makes me wonder why I buy DVD's...

John




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