[A2k] Paris TACD Meeting: Draft 2 on RMI and TPMs

[Ludovic Pénet]

Le dimanche 11 juin 2006 à 09:55 -0400, James Love a écrit :
> On Jun 11, 2006, at 9:50 AM, Ludovic Pénet wrote:
> > This data sending could be deactivated by default. I am sure merchants
> > will find ways to make this data transmission attractive...
> >
>
>     One does not always control the direction of technologies,
> particularly given the interest of some to exercise control over (and
> surviellence of) the distribution of knowledge goods.   Just look at
> how lock+key DRM technologies are being designed to eliminate the
> practical ability to use normal copyright limitations and
> exceptions.    "If you build it" you should not assume everyone will
> want to implement with good intentions.
There must be a misunderstanding.

What I say is that system sending statistic should be optionnal, but
that the merchants will find way to make this statistics sending
attractive.

I think that this is far from a tight control of the distribution of
knowledge goods, and even more from phone tapping and so on.

Best regards,

Ludovic