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Technically, you can inspect the traffic. But you can't practically discern the legitimacy and legality of the data.

Right, only in specific cases or with some type of header/tag system to flag it. Impossible to do real-time comparisons. The system need would be well... larger than the computing power of the internet over which it passes. Second, the way around such things is always easier than the massive technology needed to implement.

Remember, DVD encryption was broken with seven lines of Perl.

[Spiff]

Right, only in specific cases or with some type of header/tag system to flag it. Impossible to do real-time comparisons. The system need would be well... larger than the computing power of the internet over which it passes. Second, the way around such things is always easier than the massive technology needed to implement.

Excellent point.

Remember, DVD encryption was broken with seven lines of Perl.

I remember. And they tried to ban that Perl code, which then spawned its wild and widespread distribution across the Internet. Heck, I saw posters, T-shirts, and even neckties with that code on it. Which further proves your point.