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- Subject: Re: Copyright and Derivative Works
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- From: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (Arthur Rubin)
- Date: 20 Aug 92 16:04:15 GMT
- References: <16q33kINNmmj@early-bird.think.com> <Bt6D2K.6sJ@newcastle.ac.uk> <16s47fINN32c@early-bird.think.com> <Bt91M8.43@newcastle.ac.uk>
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- In <Bt91M8.43@newcastle.ac.uk> Graham.Shaw@newcastle.ac.uk (G.D.Shaw) writes:
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- >For example, suppose you have three messages A, B and C. Two of them
- >are random (NB I mean really random, not pseudo-random). The third
- >is a derivative work of a text D, such that A xor B xor C == D.
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- >Assume that it is not possible to trace the history of how these
- >messages were created (ie. all physical evidence has been destroyed
- >or is untraceable).
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- I might suggest adding a 4th distribution; distribute A,B,C,D; with
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- A xor B xor C = copyrighted text E
- A xor B xor D = copyrighted text F (which can be freely distributed or is yours)
- A xor C xor D = copyrighted text G (which can be freely distributed or is yours)
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- Now, the derivative work of E is still A, B, or C (oops); but A, B, and C
- are also parts of legal distributions.
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