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RE: Stealth p2p network in Kazaa and Morpheus?....


From: "Borchers, Mark" <mborchers () splitrock net>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 10:07:55 -0600


Anthony D Cennami wrote:

You aren't maintaining anybodies distributed server farm.  You're 
maintaining the infrastructure that your clients pay you to use, and 
they're allowing this application to function in the manner 
described in 
plain english within the license agreement.


That's a slight stretch.  

However, your point about an AUP is well taken.  Perhaps networks
will now want to consider a prohibition along the lines of "Distribution
of content by a third party via a customer's connection may be blocked
at the sole discretion of the provider, or may be grounds for termination
of service."


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