RE: [Full-Disclosure] Student faces suit over key to CD locks

[<dhtml@hush.com>]

It has now been drawn to my attention that Peter has 'backed down' from
the lawsuit.

I fear that it is too late for that dear Peter. A an officer of a public
company it is unacceptable to throw around 'willy-nilly' lawsuits at
whim.  This affects not only the integrity of the company that you steer
but also causes grave concern to the editors of leading internet publications.
I am some articles ABOUT your proposed lawsuit are now only propagating
through the media wires.  To have you suddenly reverse this within hours
is most selfish and all reporters will now have to scramble to fix the
miss your whim has created.

My suggestion now is two-fold - 1. you relenquish your stewardship immediately,
 you are not fit to run the ship any longer - 2. failing that we shall
endeavour to purchase sufficient shares in the operation to toss you
'willy-nilly' by your ear, out the door.

This is not the way we conduct corporate busines in this day and age,
 you have sullied your company's already less than glistening reputation
and made a mockery of both the security industry and the judicial system
to which we only turn to as a last resort.

My decision is final.

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:58:32 -0700 dhtml@hush.com wrote:
>You may write to "prez" of SunnNNNcoMMMMM Peter Piper picked a peck
>of
>pickled peppers here: peter@sunncomm.com or view his gibberish under
>a woefully insecure flash infested website here:
>
>http://www.sunncomm.com/asktheprez/asktheprez.asp
>
>Peter has addressed a carefully selected question about "hacking"
>and
>answered it like security is a barbie doll, a "plaything". Perhaps
>Peter
>should not be in the security field judging by his childlike attitude,

>>
> the miserably cartoonish website of his company and the simple fact
>that his entursted chore of creating copy-protection mechansims
>can be
>defeated by simply holding down a "KEY". I would suggest whoever
>has
>commissioned or contracted him to produce this farcical product,
> immediately
>penalise not only this pathetic company but also him personally
>as an
>officer pathetic company.
>
>Peter - you have insulted the entire security community with such
>a ridiculous
>product. Kindly refrain from entering this field and stick to something
>else.
>
>As a security guru, a multi-billionaire and a fund manager for a
>top
>10 prime bank, I shall be instructing my people to downgrade your
>stock
>as a result of all of this.
>
>I am now even embarrassed to call me peter Peter. Shame on you!
>
>Q: I´ve heard your technology can be hacked. Does that mean it won´t
>"work?"  (10/6/2003 7:37:18 PM) 
>
>A: Not at all. People who perform tests on MediaMax and declare
>it to
>be "hackable" don´t understand why it´s there in the first place.
>Let
>me tell you why:
>
>1. All technology can be "hacked" by people wishing to make illegal
>and
>unauthorized use of the content owners´ property. Prior to MediaMax,

>>
>there was no alternative to the illegal copying and re-copying of
>music
>by users. Now with MediaMax on the CD, honest people have a way
>of honoring
>the artist´s wishes regarding how and where the music property can
>be
>copied and shared.
>
>2. MediaMax was designed to put a structure on the CD, itself, that
>empowers
>consumers to make licensed, legal and yes, limited copies of the
>music.
>The world has never seen anything like it before.
>
>3. Thieves attempting to circumvent the technology for the purpose
>of
>re-distributing the music are breaking the law. Nothing will ever
>stop
>these thieves. They´ve rationalized the theft and they will always
>be
>looking for ways to cheat the system.
>
>4. The goal of MediaMax was not to invent the "holy grail" (since
>one
>does not exist). The idea was to provide users with a way to legally
>use the CD, whether that be for copying or sharing the music. The
>difference
>between using our implanted technology or ripping the music for
>re-distribution
>is the difference between withdrawing money from your bank or robbing
>it.
>
>5. If you owned technology that allowed you to transport the money
>from
>your local bank to your living room, doesn´t give you the right
>to do
>it. Music is much the same. As a consumer, you purchase the "listening
>rights" to the music on the CD, not the duplication rights. 
>
>6. No matter how much stealing (called "sharing" to make thieves
>feel
>better about themselves)goes on, it´s still taking the copyrighted
>property
>of others and converting it to one´s own use.
>
>7. The current version of MediaMax is like any software technology
>in
>Version 1. The next version will make it tougher and tougher to
>circumvent.
>We have to start somewhere and progressive record companies like
>BMG
>and others understand this.
>
>8. Meanwhile, honest people, may, for the first time, enjoy the
>pleasurable
>experience of legal and licensed copying and sharing of their music
>-
> that´s about 95% of us. That´s who we designed MediaMax for.
>
>9. So-called "experts" who grandstand by publishing MediaMax hacks
>don´t
>"get it." They seem to born out of some Messiah complex hell-bent
>on
>saving the world from any technological attempt to protect artists
>and
>their property. It´s as though they think that music is different
>from
>other real property. It isn´t, and the people who subvert the protection
>that is afforded by MediaMax, no matter how trivial they deem that
>protection
>to be, are conspiring to commit theft against the wishes of the
>artists
>who created the musical property. 
>
>10. With MediaMax, we have a technology that plays on virtually
>every
>device and allows both copying and sharing, yet some think our technology
>is worthless based on how easy or hard it is to steal and convert
>the
>music property. It´s as though they think that honest people will
>always
>steal if there´s a way to get away with it.
>
>Hackers think circumventing protection technologies is a game. It´s
>not.
>It´s a crime. I´m going to predict they´ve all got a wake-up call
>coming.
>
>--------------
>
>This is how we, a bunch of musicians and artists (and, yes, business
>people) at SunnComm feel about what we do.
>
>Thanks for writing,
>
>Peter
>
>
>
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