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Re: It's legal to crack Apple II copy protection



In article <UXIob.2129$Wy2.29435@typhoon.sonic.net>,
Andy McFadden  <fadden@fadden.com> wrote:
>
>You can duplicate the encrypted material, but it's useless without the
>original keys.  The keys are stored in a non-addressable block, so unless
>you have a DVD drive with hacked firmware there's no way to create a
>usable copy without DeCSS.

Real Pirates use the same DVD-presses the legitimate professionals
use.  CSS stops them not for an instant.
-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                            mrussotto@speakeasy.net
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."  But extreme restriction of liberty in pursuit of 
a modicum of security is a very expensive vice.