Re: can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-04 Thread David G. Koontz
Hal Finney wrote: My question to the assembled: are cryptographic keys really subject to DMCA subject to takedown requests? I suspect they are not copyrightable under the criterion from the phone directory precedent. A sample demand letter from the AACS Licensing Authority appears at:

RE: can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-02 Thread Dave Korn
On 01 May 2007 22:33, Jon Callas wrote: On May 1, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Perry E. Metzger wrote: unsigned char* guess_key(void) { unsigned char key[] = {0x0a, 0xFa, 0x12, 0x03, 0xD9, 0x42, 0x57, 0xC6, 0x9E, 0x75, 0xE4, 0x5C,

can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-01 Thread Perry E. Metzger
A lot of sites have been getting DMCA takedowns for the HD-DVD processing key that got leaked recently. My question to the assembled: are cryptographic keys really subject to DMCA subject to takedown requests? I suspect they are not copyrightable under the criterion from the phone directory

Re: can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-01 Thread Hal Finney
My question to the assembled: are cryptographic keys really subject to DMCA subject to takedown requests? I suspect they are not copyrightable under the criterion from the phone directory precedent. A sample demand letter from the AACS Licensing Authority appears at:

Re: can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-01 Thread lists
A lot of sites have been getting DMCA takedowns for the HD-DVD processing key that got leaked recently. My question to the assembled: are cryptographic keys really subject to DMCA subject to takedown requests? I suspect they are not copyrightable under the criterion from the phone directory

Re: can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-01 Thread Perry E. Metzger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Finney) writes: A sample demand letter from the AACS Licensing Authority appears at: http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=03218 From what I can see, there is no claim that the key is copyrighted. Rather, the letter refers to the provisions of the DMCA which

Re: can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-01 Thread James S. Tyre
At 05:04 PM 5/1/2007 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Finney) writes: A sample demand letter from the AACS Licensing Authority appears at: http://www.chillingeffects.org/notice.cgi?sID=03218 ... This seems odd to me because my understanding of the DMCA's

Re: can a random number be subject to a takedown?

2007-05-01 Thread Jon Callas
On May 1, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Perry E. Metzger wrote: A lot of sites have been getting DMCA takedowns for the HD-DVD processing key that got leaked recently. My question to the assembled: are cryptographic keys really subject to DMCA subject to takedown requests? I suspect they are not