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CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 22/09/23 09:34:20
Modified files:
proprietary : proprietary.html proprietary-drm.html all.html
malware-appliances.html
proprietary/workshop: mal.rec
Log message:
Clarify according to discussions with RMS (www-discuss 2022-09-22
and the OP (RT #1865814).
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.450&r2=1.451
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.77&r2=1.78
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/all.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.130&r2=1.131
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.131&r2=1.132
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec?cvsroot=www&r1=1.470&r2=1.471
Patches:
Index: proprietary.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary.html,v
retrieving revision 1.450
retrieving revision 1.451
diff -u -b -r1.450 -r1.451
--- proprietary.html 21 Sep 2022 19:18:57 -0000 1.450
+++ proprietary.html 23 Sep 2022 13:34:19 -0000 1.451
@@ -210,34 +210,38 @@
works. The system encrypts works that permit free redistribution
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>It can force messages to the user's TV screen, and the user
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
required, so the viewing habits of each customer were recorded. We
don't know whether this personal information was deleted from the
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
<p>These unacceptable restrictions led to a sort of cat-and-mouse
@@ -247,9 +251,16 @@
cards were made and sold on the black market, as well as a tuner for
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
translated this article from Japanese, and shared his experience of
@@ -396,7 +407,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-drm.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-drm.html,v
retrieving revision 1.77
retrieving revision 1.78
diff -u -b -r1.77 -r1.78
--- proprietary-drm.html 21 Sep 2022 19:18:57 -0000 1.77
+++ proprietary-drm.html 23 Sep 2022 13:34:19 -0000 1.78
@@ -85,34 +85,38 @@
works. The system encrypts works that permit free redistribution
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>It can force messages to the user's TV screen, and the user
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
required, so the viewing habits of each customer were recorded. We
don't know whether this personal information was deleted from the
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
<p>These unacceptable restrictions led to a sort of cat-and-mouse
@@ -122,9 +126,16 @@
cards were made and sold on the black market, as well as a tuner for
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
translated this article from Japanese, and shared his experience of
@@ -617,7 +628,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: all.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/all.html,v
retrieving revision 1.130
retrieving revision 1.131
diff -u -b -r1.130 -r1.131
--- all.html 21 Sep 2022 19:18:57 -0000 1.130
+++ all.html 23 Sep 2022 13:34:19 -0000 1.131
@@ -61,34 +61,38 @@
works. The system encrypts works that permit free redistribution
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>It can force messages to the user's TV screen, and the user
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
required, so the viewing habits of each customer were recorded. We
don't know whether this personal information was deleted from the
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
<p>These unacceptable restrictions led to a sort of cat-and-mouse
@@ -98,9 +102,16 @@
cards were made and sold on the black market, as well as a tuner for
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
translated this article from Japanese, and shared his experience of
@@ -2928,7 +2939,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: malware-appliances.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/malware-appliances.html,v
retrieving revision 1.131
retrieving revision 1.132
diff -u -b -r1.131 -r1.132
--- malware-appliances.html 21 Sep 2022 19:18:57 -0000 1.131
+++ malware-appliances.html 23 Sep 2022 13:34:19 -0000 1.132
@@ -72,34 +72,38 @@
works. The system encrypts works that permit free redistribution
just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
- <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
- B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
- among other means. For example:</p>
+ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
+ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
+ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
+ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>It can force messages to the user's TV screen, and the user
can't turn them off.</li>
- <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
- internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
- be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
- programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-
<li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
required, so the viewing habits of each customer were recorded. We
don't know whether this personal information was deleted from the
company's servers after 2011.</li>
- <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
- are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
- in Japan.</li>
+ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
+ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
+ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
+ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
+ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
+ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
+ TV.</li>
+
+ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
+ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
+ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
- <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
- that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
- card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
- nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
- it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
+ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
+ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
+ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
</ul>
<p>These unacceptable restrictions led to a sort of cat-and-mouse
@@ -109,9 +113,16 @@
cards were made and sold on the black market, as well as a tuner for
PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
- <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
- a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
- chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
+ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
+ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
+ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
+ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
+ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
+ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
+
+ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
+ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
<p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
translated this article from Japanese, and shared his experience of
@@ -1388,7 +1399,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2022/09/21 19:18:57 $
+$Date: 2022/09/23 13:34:19 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: workshop/mal.rec
===================================================================
RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/proprietary/workshop/mal.rec,v
retrieving revision 1.470
retrieving revision 1.471
diff -u -b -r1.470 -r1.471
--- workshop/mal.rec 21 Sep 2022 19:18:59 -0000 1.470
+++ workshop/mal.rec 23 Sep 2022 13:34:20 -0000 1.471
@@ -41,34 +41,38 @@
+ works. The system encrypts works that permit free redistribution
+ just like other works, thus denying users their nominal rights.</p>
+
-+ <p>Beside implementing drastic copying and viewing restrictions,
-+ B-CAS gives the broadcaster full power over users, through back doors
-+ among other means. For example:</p>
++ <p>On the client side, B-CAS is typically implemented by a card
++ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
++ card that plugs into a computer. Beside implementing drastic copying
++ and viewing restrictions, this system gives broadcasters full power
++ over users, through back doors among other means. For example:</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>It can force messages to the user's TV screen, and the user
+ can't turn them off.</li>
+
-+ <li>It can force updates, even if the TV is disconnected from the
-+ internet or turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This can
-+ be abused for information control policies that disable stored TV
-+ programs, thus interfering with free speech.</li>
-+
+ <li>It can collect viewing information and share it with other
+ companies to take surveys. Until 2011, user registration was
+ required, so the viewing habits of each customer were recorded. We
+ don't know whether this personal information was deleted from the
+ company's servers after 2011.</li>
+
-+ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
-+ are deprived of a valuable source of information about what happens
-+ in Japan.</li>
++ <li>Each card has an ID, which enables broadcasters to force
++ customer-specific updates via the back door normally used to update
++ the decryption key. Thus pay-TV broadcasters can disable decryption
++ of the broadcast wave if subscription fees are not paid on time.
++ This feature could also be used by any broadcaster (possibly
++ instructed by the government) to stop certain persons from watching
++ TV.</li>
++
++ <li>Since the software in receivers is nonfree, and tuner cards are
++ designed for either Windows or MacOS, it is impossible to legally
++ watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
+
-+ <li>On the client side, the DRM is typically implemented by a card
-+ that plugs into a compatible receiver, or alternatively by a tuner
-+ card that plugs into a computer. Since the software in receivers is
-+ nonfree, and tuner cards are designed for either Windows or MacOS,
-+ it is impossible to legally watch Japanese TV from the Free World.</li>
++ <li>As the export of B-CAS cards is illegal, people outside Japan
++ can't (officially) decrypt the satellite broadcast signal that may
++ spill over to their location. They are thus deprived of a valuable
++ source of information about what happens in Japan.</li>
+ </ul>
+
+ <p>These unacceptable restrictions led to a sort of cat-and-mouse
@@ -78,9 +82,16 @@
+ cards were made and sold on the black market, as well as a tuner for
+ PC that disables the copy control signal.</p>
+
-+ <p>In modern high definition TV sets, the B-CAS card takes the form of
-+ a special chip, built into the receiver on the assumption that this
-+ chip will be tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
++ <p>While B-CAS cards are still in use with older equipment, modern
++ high definition TVs have an even nastier version of this DRM (called
++ ACAS) in a special chip that is built into the receiver. The chip
++ can update its own software from the company's servers, even when
++ the receiver is turned off (but still plugged into an outlet). This
++ feature could be abused to disable stored TV programs that the power
++ in place doesn't agree with, thus interfering with free speech.</p>
++
++ <p>Being part of the receiver, the ACAS chip is supposed to be
++ tamper-resistant. Time will tell…</p>
+
+ <p id="m1"><small>[1] We thank the free software supporter who
+ translated this article from Japanese, and shared his experience of
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