Re: Renesys on 'Internet Vigilantism'

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> wrote:

> Thanks for the pointer.  I've just left this comment:
>
>        Three notes: it's not the first time -- there have been other
>        examples, to varying degrees, of both the Internet Death Penalty
>        and the Usenet Death Penalty. One particularly well-known example
>        is AGIS. Another extant example might be the Spamhaus DROP list.
>
>        Second, we have been waiting for law enforcement to do something
>        effective about spammers for approximately 25 years. They
>        haven't, and they don't show even the tiniest sign that they
>        will in the future. Waiting for law enforcement to do something
>        is pointless and foolish, as they will only act (and even then,
>        incompetently) when it's in their self-interest to do so, e.g.,
>        when embarrassed or in need of a PR stunt.
>
>        Third, self-defense isn't vigilantism. There is no requirement
>        for anyone to passively endure years (and in the case of Atrivo,
>        many years) of abuse while taking no steps to shield themselves
>        from it. Nor is it required that anyone passively assist in
>        transiting abuse to others while taking no steps to mitigate it.
>
> ---Rsk

Very nicely done.

- - ferg

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