[DMCA-Activists] Forno on MS Judgement DRM/Licensing Provision

[Seth Johnson]

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Subject: [IP] MS Final Decree - interesting...
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 19:03:28 -0500
From: Dave Farber <address@hidden>
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From: Richard Forno <address@hidden>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 16:18:24 -0500
To: Dave Farber <address@hidden>
Subject: MS Final Decree - interesting...


Page 7 of CKK's Final Decree on Microsoft --


No provision of this Final Judgment shall:

1. Require Microsoft to document, disclose or license to
third parties: (a) portions of APIs or Documentation or
portions or layers of Communications Protocols the
disclosure of which would compromise the security of a
particular installation or group of installations of
anti-piracy, anti-virus, software licensing, digital rights
management, encryption or authentication systems, including
without limitation, keys, authorization tokens or
enforcement criteria; or (b) any API, interface or other
information related to any Microsoft product if lawfully
directed not to do so by a governmental agency of competent
jurisdiction.

Does this mean that section (b) hints that USG has a vested
interest in some parts of Windows being kept secret??? 
Conspiracy theories abound, and inquiring minds want to
know....

Rick
Infowarrior.org


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