Re: DRMTICS 2005 Call for Papers

From: Andrew Swallow (am.swallow_at_btopenworld.com)
Date: 05/29/05 

Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 17:42:39 +0000 (UTC)

D. J. Bernstein wrote:

> Watermarking turns the data-compression problem into an arms race.
>
> Audio compression, for example, becomes more effective as we discover
> better and better models for real-world audio. If the attacker settles
> on a model, and the watermarker then comes up with a better model, the
> watermarker wins. If the watermarker settles on a model, and the
> attacker then comes up with a better model, the attacker wins. There's
> no end in sight.

Until the general public decides that it does not want to be
part of this race. When the machine they have purchased
supplies them with music in a hassle free manner most of they
will not want to be bothered with unethical activities like
rechipping.

Music that self-destructs when you say change your car is a big
hassle.

The music and film industry makes its money from the 99% of the
population. What the 1% gets up to is fairly irrelevant.

Andrew Swallow