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![]() Sunncomm won't sue Halderman after all Sunncomm has apparently had second thoughts about suing Princeton's John Halderman for revealing, among other things, that BMG's uncopy-able Anthony Hamilton CD - which relies on Sunncomm technology to make it copy-proof - can be easily copied. All you have to do is press the shift key when you're inserting it, as Halderman's research paper states. "If SunnComm or BMG really believed this disc was difficult to copy, then its actual weakness should be as embarrassing as the discovery in 2002 that Sony's key2audio scheme can be defeated using only a felt-tipped pen," said Halderman when his paper became public. Sunncomm responded with angry threats of legal action and lawsuits under the DMCA. But last night Sunncomm ceo Peter Jacobs said a successful lawsuit would do little to reverse the damage done by Halderman's disclosure and would probably hurt Sunncomm by making computer scientists think twice about researching copy-protection technology. "I don't want to be the guy that creates any kind of chilling effect on research," Jacobs is quoted as saying in the The Daily Princetonian here. "The harm's been done ... if I can't accomplish anything [with a lawsuit] I don't want to leave a wake," he told Josh Brodie. "I think it's a sensible decision given the situation, given that what [Halderman] was doing was perfectly legitimate," Brodie quotes computer science professor Edward Felten as saying. "[Jacobs is] to be commended for not wanting to interfere with research." A couple of years ago the RIAA did its best to smear Felten and his research team for describing the defects in the proposed Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) lock-down schemes for audio CDs. "When The Daily Princetonian informed Halderman that the suit was not going to proceed, he was relieved," says Brodie. Last November Halderman said he was concerned about presenting his junior paper research to an audience of scientists for fear of being sued under the DMCA, says the Princetonian. He said at the time the existence of the DMCA forced him to carefully word his research so as to avoid a lawsuit. "I don't want to be the people my parents warned me to stay away from," said Jacobs of his decision. "It's 10 million bucks, but maybe I can make it back, and maybe [Halderman] can learn a little bit more about our technology so as not to call it brain dead." -------- nouja, case closed dan ![]()
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