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This is pretty silly, isn't it? Is it that mind-boggling that data can be illegal to distribute, for example a movie or an unreleased game? The prime number is
by WilliamLP 17y ago
This is pretty silly, isn't it? Is it that mind-boggling that data can be illegal to distribute, for example a movie or an unreleased game?
The prime number is a red herring. Given the prime number theorem, the probability that an n-digit number is prime scales as 1/log n, so it's easy to pad any data with random garbage that isn't executed until you get a prime. For a gigabyte of data that might be a few billion attempts. (Proving it's a prime will be harder.)
- niyazpk 17y ago>> Is it that mind-boggling that data can be illegal to distribute...? The DMCA has had an impact on the worldwide cryptography research community, since an argument can be made that any cryptanalytic research violates, or might violate, the DMCA. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act#Criticisms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Ac... That is mind-boggling.