IP: more on Fact Squad Radio on Rep. Berman's P2P "Hacking" Bill

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "K.Ellis" <guavaberry () earthlink net>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:36:36 -0400
To: farber () cis upenn edu
Subject: Re: IP: Fact Squad Radio on Rep. Berman's P2P "Hacking" Bill

re: Goldhacker

the underground says:
... could be the biggest nightmare for those who are pushing the legislation
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/7/24/103935/924
"all copyright holders are viewed the same in the eyes of the law. At the
moment the individual becomes a copyright holder they gain the same rights
and priviliges as Disney or a record label, including the right to hack
computers the copyright holder suspects of infringing their copyright. For
a hacker, this is a license to kill: "reasonable suspician" of a minor
copyright violation could serve as an effective shield against subsequent
prosecution. For a disgruntled would-be novelist or open source programmer
who's machine has been rooted and his/her files erased, it's license for
massive retaliation and revenge."


Karen Ellis

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