> What use is the watermark anyway? It is only applicable to files
> generated for a specific, legally identifiable customer. Therefore it
> does not apply to pre-pressed CD/DVD etc. discs or to broadcasts via
> the Net, TV, radio etc.
Well, serial numbers are somewhat useful in tracking pirate copies of stuff,
since they make it easier to identify each "strain" of pirated stuff. But I
agree that it's a whole lot less than why the digital watermark advocates
would have us believe they can do.
Regards,
John Levine, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://iecc.com/johnl, Sewer Commissioner
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