Cryptography Law

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: DeCSS, Illegal prime, ElcomSoft, Penet remailer, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, Digital rights management, Export of cryptography in the United States, Black Duck Software, RealNetworks, Inc. v. DVD Copy Control Association, Inc., Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson, Digital signatures and law, Key disclosure law, The Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Skylink Technologies, Inc., Illegal number, Restrictions on the import of cryptography, United States v. Boucher, Universal v. Reimerdes, Microsystems Software, Inc. v. Scandinavia Online AB, ECC patents, Texas Instruments signing key controversy, Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Bernstein v. United States, Peter Junger, Government Paperwork Elimination Act, Lastbit, Electronic Communications Act 2000, Qrpff, Junger v. Daley, Cryptography laws in different nations, TPMkit, Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act. Excerpt: Digital rights management (DRM) is a term for access control technologies that are used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals to limit the use of digital content and devices. The term is used to describe any technology that inhibits uses of digital content that is not desired or intended by the content provider. The term does not generally refer to other forms of copy protection, which can be circumvented without modifying the file or device, such as serial numbers or keyfiles. It can also refer to restrictions associated with specific instances of digital works or devices. Companies such as Sony, Amazon, Apple Inc., Microsoft, AOL and the BBC use digital rights management. In 1998 the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was passed in the United States to impose criminal penalties on those who circumvent encryption. The use of digital rights management is co...