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> RIAA's Encypted Music-Working with defense contractors? The Internet
> Posted by Hemos on Friday December 18, @08:32AM
> from the things-that-make-you-go-hmm dept.
> Tom Holroyd passed along some interesting pieces of information from
> Eric S Arnum's recent piece over at SonicNet. Many of you saw that the
> RIAA has decided to lauch their Secure Digital Music Initiative
> (SDMI). Well, that's not so interesting on it's own, but their choice
> of company is. It's a subsidary of SAIC, a privately held company that
> does work in secure defense commnuications. The company (SAIC) has
> worked with the CIA, NSA, and Navy, amongst others. Click below for
> the full story.
> Read More...
> (18 comments, 2554 bytes in body)
> Wassenaar agreement not to apply to free software? Encryption Posted
> by sengan on Thursday December 17, @04:53PM
> from the eh? dept.
> The Free Software Foundation states that the Wassenaar agreement does
> not apply to free-software. It'd be nice to know why. Is this a
> provision for research, or some sort of loophole? Link countesy of
> Linux Today.
> Read More...
> (89 comments)
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