God made the integers, all else is the work of man

[pmb]

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[dboothe.livejournal.com]

What of the precedence of other small numbers like my social security number, credit card numbers, and so on? I don't "own" them, and taken out of context they are unremarkable integers. But distributing those numbers and the context in which they apply makes them very damaging to me personally and I would be justified in taking legal action to prevent said distribution. What is the distinction in this case?

I think that this AACS situation feels different, but I've been struggling to verbalize the difference these past couple days. Am I a dude, not a corporation/industry, and the morality changes? Are we standing on principle that DRM is bad, and that this is a case of the market rejecting bad policy?

[bookerz.livejournal.com]

I dunno -- the AACS situation doesn't so much feel different to me. What's, say, a death threat but a base 36 number? Bad news, is what it is. Context is key (pun not intended).

[pmb.livejournal.com]

I dunno man. But I agree that this does seem different, and I also have trouble articulating exactly how and why.