1996-04-17 - Re: Bidzos Holds Key / A hacker’s paradise

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From: Alex Strasheim <cp@proust.suba.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: b96548cf6f938ea7be169fcd1ed2aa18587ebb9b82d0ad51290c69df0d7ec9f1
Message ID: <199604162318.SAA01218@proust.suba.com>
Reply To: <199604161938.VAA10239@utopia.hacktic.nl>
UTC Datetime: 1996-04-17 10:32:10 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 18:32:10 +0800

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From: Alex Strasheim <cp@proust.suba.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 18:32:10 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Bidzos Holds Key / A hacker's paradise
In-Reply-To: <199604161938.VAA10239@utopia.hacktic.nl>
Message-ID: <199604162318.SAA01218@proust.suba.com>
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Someone just asked me if it would be possible for the NSA to use a front 
company to buy crypto patents (or companies that own lots of crypto 
patents), then simply pull them off the market.

When I thought about it I couldn't understand why they haven't done it
already. 

Can whoever ends up with the rsa patent pull rsaref off the market, and
retroactively make software that uses it illegal?  Or would they just be 
able to prevent people from writing new code with rsaref?







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