I want to see someone copyright a program where the numbers correspond to the digits of Pi. Imagine the hell that would be caused if it were suddenly illegal to use 3.1415926535897932384626433832795... on any computer.
But ALL security is inconvenient compared to no security. Circumvention is a hassle affecting those who want the security broken as is the legitimate exercising of security a hassle affecting those who wish to use a property within the allowed bounds, no? Locks help keep the honest honest. Yes, draconian DRM systems that cause behavior outside the bounds of what a user can reasonably expect or allow (root kits and general system mayhem) are a travesty but this technology simply isn't going to go away. The best that can be hoped for is that reasonable and minimally intrusive systems will be developed. What constitutes reasonable is the issue to be argued.
"They're illegal to broadcast in the United States."Excellent - US TV can show someone being shot in the head, but they can't say "f**k, someone got shot in the head." I love US law.
so would it then be illigal to represent the same math by different means:like the sqaure root of... well I was going to post the square of the number and I even downloaded a special calculator to pull it off but screw it.
I know there are plenty of sites that allow you to search vast amounts of the computed value for pi. I can find my phone number, birthday, or even large amounts of random #s. So how often is this illegal number occuring "naturally"? Does it exsist on my hard drive already? Is it in Pi?
The reason why it is prime is because prime numbers are building blocks. If you take two really large primes and multiply them together, the number will only be divisible by 1, itself, and the two prime numbers. If it is big enough, it is EXTREMELY difficult to identify the primes that it originally came from. This is the mathematical way that encryption works and the large number then becomes the encryption key…. Or so that is my understanding.
t3hxApr 15, 2006
Interesting. Kinda funny that a number could be illegal? Although what counts as possessing it?
Closed AccountApr 15, 2006
Or (and call me crazy), download it from any one of the many sites with the code.
shdwdrgnApr 15, 2006
I want to see someone copyright a program where the numbers correspond to the digits of Pi. Imagine the hell that would be caused if it were suddenly illegal to use 3.1415926535897932384626433832795... on any computer.
bristolzApr 15, 2006
But ALL security is inconvenient compared to no security. Circumvention is a hassle affecting those who want the security broken as is the legitimate exercising of security a hassle affecting those who wish to use a property within the allowed bounds, no? Locks help keep the honest honest. Yes, draconian DRM systems that cause behavior outside the bounds of what a user can reasonably expect or allow (root kits and general system mayhem) are a travesty but this technology simply isn't going to go away. The best that can be hoped for is that reasonable and minimally intrusive systems will be developed. What constitutes reasonable is the issue to be argued.
webcrumbApr 15, 2006
"They're illegal to broadcast in the United States."Excellent - US TV can show someone being shot in the head, but they can't say "f**k, someone got shot in the head." I love US law.
rasputenApr 15, 2006
so would it then be illigal to represent the same math by different means:like the sqaure root of... well I was going to post the square of the number and I even downloaded a special calculator to pull it off but screw it.
athingApr 16, 2006
Intresting how this article has so many comments with very high diggs.
diggtardApr 16, 2006
I know there are plenty of sites that allow you to search vast amounts of the computed value for pi. I can find my phone number, birthday, or even large amounts of random #s. So how often is this illegal number occuring "naturally"? Does it exsist on my hard drive already? Is it in Pi?
rasputenApr 17, 2006
The reason why it is prime is because prime numbers are building blocks. If you take two really large primes and multiply them together, the number will only be divisible by 1, itself, and the two prime numbers. If it is big enough, it is EXTREMELY difficult to identify the primes that it originally came from. This is the mathematical way that encryption works and the large number then becomes the encryption key…. Or so that is my understanding.
blizApr 27, 2006
Nobody owns numbers. Period.