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Re:DKIM: Show Your Privates by amingilani on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:07PM (#24975664)
How is it unenforceable if DKIM offers cryptographic non-repudiation practically similar to embedding* the hash of the item§ in a public blockchain?

* This is an assumption

§ I understand that you may be embedding Merkle roots to keep costs low.

Re:DKIM: Show Your Privates by njharman on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:22PM (#24975738)
From the wiki article YOU quoted (USA specific)

> there is an absence of cases actually giving any value to the poor man's copyright.

Re:DKIM: Show Your Privates by sebmellen on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @12:57AM (#24976803)
I would refer you to https://cryptoadventure.org/blockchain-in-courts-a-look-into....

Poor man's copyright without cryptographic proof or an immutable time boundary is pretty much worthless.

Re:DKIM: Show Your Privates by amingilani on Monday November 02, 2020 @09:30PM (#24975771)
Yes, but that doesn't mean it can't be unenforceable. It simply means it hasn't passed the test of a court. However, isn't the same, from my limited research and knowledge, true for blockchain-based notarization?
Re:DKIM: Show Your Privates by sebmellen on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @12:56AM (#24976800)
https://cryptoadventure.org/blockchain-in-courts-a-look-into... blockchain timestamping is pretty well tested.

Edit: I would really appreciate it if the downvoters would at least attempt to have a discussion. The dogpiling tactic seems to be rather thoughtless.

Re:DKIM: Show Your Privates by sebmellen on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @12:57AM (#24976801)
DKIM does not offer cryptographic proof-of-existence or proof-of-time, which a blockchain does. That's the only functional difference, but crucial for copyright law.