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>So for a small integer to encode, say, an obscene image or a program that circumvents copy protection, it would require another program that actually does that
by iopq 14y ago
>So for a small integer to encode, say, an obscene image or a program that circumvents copy protection, it would require another program that actually does that.
so winzip is the problem, not the zipped file? ridiculous statement, bro
fine, you still need to play the file, so media player is the problem? obviously, it's the source file, not the generic tools that work on everything
- dbaupp 14y agoThat's actually the parent's point. Except specific to large integers, because there aren't enough small ones to encode anything meaningful that can be decoded by a general purpose program.
- vidarh 14y agoHe is saying that the problem is those components of the total system used to produce the infringing output that is not generic. So in the case of a zipped file, the zipped file and not winzip would be the problem, because winzip is generic, and have general purpose uses, while the zipped file is a very large specific number that is translatable by a generic process into a specific protected work. On the other extreme, the number "7" on the other hand, does not encode enough information to on its own contain the information about the infringing content. Even if you were to write a "decoder" that turns the number "7" into a movie, in this case the "decoder" is the problem, as the decoder embodies enough specific information about the content that in effect the number you feed in is little more than a key to unlock access to that content.