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You Can Own an Integer Too - Get Yours Here

Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com)
Tue, 8 May 2007 09:09:03 -0400

Monday May 7, 2007 by Ed Felten

Remember last week's kerfuffle over whether the movie industry could
own random 128-bit numbers?

Now, thanks to our newly developed VirtualLandGrab technology, you
can own a 128-bit integer of your very own.

Here's how we do it. First, we generate a fresh pseudorandom integer,
just for you. Then we use your integer to encrypt a copyrighted
haiku, thereby transforming your integer into a circumvention device
capable of decrypting the haiku without your permission. We then give
you all of our rights to decrypt the haiku using your integer. The
DMCA does the rest.

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1155

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