[IP] can a random number be subject to a takedown?]

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: John Kemp <john.kemp@mac.com>
Date: May 2, 2007 11:22:36 AM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: [Fwd: can a random number be subject to a takedown?]

For IP perhaps?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6615047.stm

Regards,

- John

From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: May 1, 2007 3:53:32 PM EDT
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Subject: can a random number be subject to a takedown?



A lot of sites have been getting DMCA takedowns for the HD-DVD
processing key that got leaked recently.

My question to the assembled: are cryptographic keys really subject to
DMCA subject to takedown requests? I suspect they are not
copyrightable under the criterion from the phone directory
precedent.

--  
Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com

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