Status of Cryptography Research in implementation of the EUCD

[Neil McEvoy]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Owen Lewis" <oml@sysrx.uk.com>
>
>
> - If a researcher publishes a method to breach copyright the only good
that
> is likely served is that of thieves and there is a palpable risk of harm
to
> all the holders of copyright protected by that method as well as to the
> owner of the method itself.
>
>

In the case that the method is already known to thieves, or likely to become
so, then users and potential users of the copy protection scheme are
protected from undue reliance on a flawed technique. For me, the case is not
so clear as to restrict anyone's right to free speech.

Neil