1994-08-03 - broadcast encryption

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From: pstemari@bismark.cbis.com (Paul J. Ste. Marie)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 1a87d37e7bf4808c76823091e280d82b4675d257bdccd13194960ca81ddce1c3
Message ID: <9408031734.AA18504@focis.sda.cbis.COM>
Reply To: <QQxbjp28987.199408031716@relay2.UU.NET>
UTC Datetime: 1994-08-03 17:34:44 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 10:34:44 PDT

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From: pstemari@bismark.cbis.com (Paul J. Ste. Marie)
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 10:34:44 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: broadcast encryption
In-Reply-To: <QQxbjp28987.199408031716@relay2.UU.NET>
Message-ID: <9408031734.AA18504@focis.sda.cbis.COM>
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> The US is a signatory to the International Telecommunications Union
> (ITU) treaties that allocate various parts of the radio spectrum for
> different uses around the world. One of those treaties (or some part
> of one; I forget which) prohibits the use of encryption to "obscure
> meaning." 

So how is it that the satellite companies are allowed to encrypt their
signals, while individuals are not?  Another example where
corporations have greater rights than individuals?

	--Paul

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  • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 10:34:44 PDT) - broadcast encryption - pstemari@bismark.cbis.com (Paul J. Ste. Marie)
    • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 11:07:16 PDT) - Re: broadcast encryption - “Matthew D. Finlayson” <mdfnlysn@Mcs.Net>
      • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 11:20:06 PDT) - broadcast encryption - pstemari@bismark.cbis.com (Paul J. Ste. Marie)
        • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 11:27:14 PDT) - Re: broadcast encryption - “Matthew D. Finlayson” <mdfnlysn@Mcs.Net>
    • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 11:23:30 PDT) - Re: broadcast encryption - tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
    • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 12:18:12 PDT) - Re: broadcast encryption - Chris Knight <cknight@crl.com>
    • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 12:38:44 PDT) - Re: broadcast encryption - Brian Lane <blane@squeaky.free.org>
    • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 13:40:49 PDT) - Re: broadcast encryption - mccoy@io.com (Jim McCoy)
      • 1994-08-03 (Wed, 3 Aug 94 14:11:35 PDT) - Re: broadcast encryption - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>