[Full-Disclosure] Symantec Buys SecurityFocus, among others....

Blue Boar BlueBoar at thievco.com
Thu Jul 18 23:29:30 BST 2002


Jay D. Dyson wrote:
> 	Perhaps the best way to beat these cash hounds at their own game
> is to start using a strictly not-for-profit licensing on all released
> advisories and proof-of-concept code which stipulates that for-profit
> companies may not use said information in any way.

Interesting concept.  How do you propose to copyright an idea?  You can 
decline to let someone mirror your exploit or advisory verbatim, but 
there's nothing you can do to keep someone from reporting about a 
vulnerability.

							BB




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