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The German Government on TCG and NGSCB
After some public and non-public hearings held last year in Germany, the German government, more particular the German ministries of the Interior and of Economi…
Stefan Bechtold
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Bergemann, Feigenbaum
Dirk Bergemann, Joan Feigenbaum et al., Towards an Economic Analysis of Trusted Systems, February 27, 2004. Third Annual Workshop on Economics and Information S…
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The Future of Microsoft NGSCB
After first rumors have appeared that Microsoft is cancelling NGSCB, the official story currently seams to be that Microsoft is reworking substantial parts of N…
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The European Microsoft Case
Today, the European Commission published its decision in the Microsoft case. Microsoft published its rebuttal right afterwards. Well, don't expect any comme…
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What could you ever say against such a DRM system?
Let's ask ourselves this question after reading the following statement: "Ultimately, the reality of sophisticated DRM technology is about far more th…
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European Commission on the Management of Copyrights
The European Commission has published a communication on the management of copyright and related rights. While the most interesting parts of the document are ab…
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Ericson, Benefits and Risks
Peter Ericson, TCPA/TCG and NGSCB: Benefits and Risks for Users, University of Skövde (Sweden) B.Sc. thesis, 2004.…
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"Interesting Uses of Trusted Computing"
An anonymous blogger has posted a very interesting list of potential areas where TC might be helpful. While I agree with most of the text, I just want to raise…
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TCG article 29 reply
Trusted Computing Group, Reply to the European Article 29 Working Group report, February 6, 2004.…
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TCG replies to the Article 29 Working Party Report
TCG has published a short reply and Q&A to the European Article 29 Working Party report. There is not a whole lot of new information in there, though.…
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Are strong IP rights good for the public domain? Or: Order Despite Law
Boalt's Professor Robert Merges has published an interesting article which is forthcoming in the University of Chicago Law Review. In the article, he argues…
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Brickell, Direct Anonymous Attestation
Ernie Brickell et al., Direct Anonymous Attestation, February 11, 2004.…