Encryption Debate: CDs and DVDs

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Encryption Debate: CDs and DVDs

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http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42259,00.html?tw=wn20010307
Wired News article by Declan McCullagh on the efforts of film and music producers to protect their intellectual and artistic property with easily breakable encryption code, at the same time seeking laws that make it illegal to even try to break the encryption code. Is it unethical to participate in DVD or music copying? Or do political activists as part of the Open Source Movement have an obligation to "set information free?" A legal decision in this case may have been made by the time you read this.

Your employer is considering making a series of instructional films that would go straight to video and DVD. Conduct a review of literature and a research brief to advise your employer of the best course of action given the current laws and industry standards.

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