Re: Graduate Students Unlock Code of 'Thiefproof' Car Key

From: Bill Unruh (unruh_at_string.physics.ubc.ca)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: 30 Jan 2005 19:08:26 GMT

Mr Nobody <me@privacy.net> writes:

>On 29 Jan 2005 17:41:57 -0800, "MrPepper11" <MrPepper11@go.com> wrote:

>>New York Times
>>January 29, 2005
>>
>>Graduate Cryptographers Unlock Code of 'Thiefproof' Car Key
>>By JOHN SCHWARTZ

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>I thought it was against the (US) law to try to crack codes like this,
>or does that only apply to copy-protection on DVDs and the like?

The DMCA specifically exempts research.
(Read the act to get the caveates)