For artists and companies who wish to publish Blender content, locking will prevent other Blender users from editing files or retrieving parts of it. It will emphasize the fact that the content was only meant for viewing, and that only illegal acts will allow someone to retrieve it.
Blender's locking is not intended to send secret proprietary information. For that other technologies are available, which NaN does not offer.
For a clear understanding of the system, the next sections describe the background of Blenders locking system.