Yep, trying to run it all the way to the screen. Of course, it only works on computers that have the screen and board driving the screen (force everyone to update). And, of course, it doesn't prevent someone from running a video camera to copy it. Plus, it violates Fair Use (note: let our congrescritters know this - make certain they don't try and take it away!) jeff Ken Ambrose said: >On Tue, 8 May 2001, Jeffry Smith wrote: > >> Seriously - this is why all these various copy-protection schemes fail - - >> at some point, an unencrypted stream is required to display / play the >> data. Once it's unencrypted, someone can snarf it. End of story (and >> digression). > >So I used to think. *sigh* Check out this wonderful little tidbit over >at Slashdot: > >http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/05/06/0027257&mode=thread > >(I already flamed the company in question, and, while it no doubt made me >feel better, probably didn't accomplish a whole hell of a lot.) > - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Smith Technical Sales Consultant Mission Critical Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone:603.930.9739 fax:978.446.9470 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thought for today: param /p*-ram'/ n. [common] Shorthand for `parameter'. See also parm; compare arg, var. ********************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the following text in the *body* (*not* the subject line) of the letter: unsubscribe gnhlug **********************************************************
