It would be interesting, considering the inept
expertise the government has with technology, to see
how they would handle the reaction from the cracking
public ... an anonymous DOS or worse directed at the
set of IP's used to carry out this sort of
legislation.
They need to remember that the fundamental laws of the
Universe will remain regardless of what they do:
For every action there is an equal but opposite
re-action :)
--- Kenneth W Hansen <khansen46@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Bseides the obvious risk that ``...innocent users
> might be wrongly targeted'', there are two other
> major issues I see.
> 1) "Innocent until proven guilty". Mr. Hatch's
> proposal violates the Constitution. Plain and
> simple. Conviction and sentencing without being
> afforded a trial by a jury of peers, and not being
> given the right to confront your accusers.
> 2) "The senator...acknowledged Congress would have
> to enact an exemption for copyright owners from
> liability for damaging computers."
> Law enforcement being carried out by non-law
> enforcement personnel. This is much different than a
> "citizen's arrest". This is the actual conviction
> and sentencing being carried out by civilians. This
> isn't any different than the lynch mobs from early
> history.
>
> I can just imagine the lawsuit that would come the
> first time this was done.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
>
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