[GLLUG] OT: Vista's DRM cost article updated

[Nathan Hartley]

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Hruska
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:02 PM
To: Lansing LUG
Subject: Re: [GLLUG] OT: Vista's DRM cost article updated

Michael Rudas (computer) wrote:
> Many of us have seen the Peter Gutmann article "A Cost Analysis of 
> Windows Vista Content Protection" in its original form.  It has now been 
> updated to address MS's response, which he deconstructs neatly:
> 
> <http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html>
> 
> Here's the MS response he's referring to:
> 
>
<http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/01/20/windows-v
ista-content-protection-twenty-questions-and-answers.aspx> 
> 
> 
> It's amazing to see how what was originally an obscure post can take on 
> a life of its own.  The MS response reeks of legalese and flop-sweat.   
> It's WAY too overwritten for a "simple" blog post...
> 
> -- Mikey

If this topic intrests you, the last four SecurityNow audiocasts (with Steve
Gibson and Leo Laporte)are all about this subject. In fact, in episode 74
they interview Peter Gutmann.

http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm