[Am-info] No justice from Microsoft for the Texas Dept. of Cr iminal Justice

[Bockhorst, Roland]

In these enlightened times one might think that the installed copy of any
software might contain the encrypted authentication number that was used to
install the software in the first place. 

That authentication number or a computed verification key of that number
could be obtained. It would thereby prove the authentication number is
either unique or is the same as on other suspect machines.  That would be
proof positive that duplicate copies exist. Absent that proof, there is
scant basis to charge software theft. 

Record keeping might most reasonably be the domain of the software vendor.


"You prove I did the crime." 
"No, you prove you didn't."

If you are caught driving on the highway while your driver's license,
registration and proof of insurance lie on the kitchen table, you can be
charged with a crime. The charges are often dismissed on proof you had the
documents all along, but not always. 

Is this the same thing?  I think not.


Roland



-----Original Message-----
From: Sujal Shah [mailto:sshah@psc.progress.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 8:43 AM
To: AM-INFO
Subject: Re: [Am-info] No justice from Microsoft for the Texas Dept. of
Criminal Justice


On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 10:26, Joe Barr wrote:
> http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/0415.license.html

Nice article.  The only problem I had was the hypothetical of you as the
TDCJ's negotiator... cost of litigation when you have no budget for that
is the prohibitive factor.

Sujal

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