Jun 6 2002

Microsoft on Piracy

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Microsoft is also working with other leaders in the technology, entertainment and consumer electronics fields to develop new security capabilities through organizations such as the Copy Protection Technology Working Group. *snip* Meanwhile, some ideas advanced by the entertainment industry could have unintended consequences. One concept would require computers and other devices to inspect every bit of incoming content—every file, every e-mail—for digital “watermarks” that indicate copyrighted material. Potentially an invasion of users’ privacy, this measure would also slow the processing of data communications.

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