Re: New and questions
[ Home ][ Thread ][ Subject ][ Author ][ Date ]Stewart Brand
Sun, 22 Feb 1998 09:55:02 -0800
At 11:58 AM -0500 2/22/98, wrote:
> Now it is possible to store everything that
>is copyrighted in the copyright office. It should, therefore, be required that
>any digital material that desires copyright protection be deposited within six
>months of public release otherwise it will be in the public domain. Upon
>deposit, it would receive a unique numeric identifier.
>
> This raises the issue of unique identification of all information in a
>structured universal format in order that it may be retrieved anyplace in the
>world. A 64-bit identifier could identify all documents and databases, all
>words and phrases in all languages and all proper names as part of a six-
>category index, all video programs for worldwide viewing, all communication
>devices, all cards (for credit, debit, encryption-decryption, and smart card
>transaction), all products, and all geographic segments as a universal postal
>code for location and delivery. Using the same number of numeric characters,
>companies and individuals could protect their confidential information while
>integrating it with the public information.
Good ideas, worth pushing. Further, each unique identifier number could be
an Internet address, and could oft be "watermarked" into the fabric of the
digital document/program/etc.
Reply: Danny Hillis: "Re: New and questions"
Reply: Tom Ditto: "Re: New and questions"