mirage
01/04/2007, 08:58
The Internet engineering community has proposed a new communications protocol designed to help prosecutors track down people who illegally download copyrighted material from peer-to-peer Web sites.
The so-called Omniscience Protocol would be installed on all Internet-enabled devices that can be used to play protected material, including computers and MP3 players.
The protocol will work even when a user's Internet connection fails. "Since the evil-doer might try to hide his or her evil-doing by disconnecting the computer from the network, the Omniscience Protocol must be able to continue to communicate even under these circumstances," writes protocol author Scott Bradner, a senior technical consultant at Harvard University.
about time too....
The so-called Omniscience Protocol would be installed on all Internet-enabled devices that can be used to play protected material, including computers and MP3 players.
The protocol will work even when a user's Internet connection fails. "Since the evil-doer might try to hide his or her evil-doing by disconnecting the computer from the network, the Omniscience Protocol must be able to continue to communicate even under these circumstances," writes protocol author Scott Bradner, a senior technical consultant at Harvard University.
about time too....