Re: Intellectual Property Protection

> The company I work for, a publishing company, is concerned about
> unauthorized copying of its intellectual property when distributed by
> mass-media like CDROM.
>
> I have been tasked with finding a means of recognizing when one of
> our copyrighted works is being copied.

Impossible to track.

> It seems to me that what I should do is hook the keyboard, and buffer
> what is being typed, and compare it to a database of copyrighted works.
>
> When we detect that someone is copying our work, we disable the
> keyboard -- except for BACKSPACE. And DELETE. And
> LEFT-ARROW.

Uh, dont do this. Show your employer the following:
http://news.com.com/New+Sony+CD+security+risk+found/2100-1002_3-5984764.html

Sony is getting sued over this issue:
http://www.sonysuit.com/

Sony may get indicted for a felony spyware in the state of Texas:
http://news.com.com/Texas+sues+Sony+BMG+over+alleged+spyware/2100-7350_3-5964995.html

Lynn


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