I think Matt is a bit too quick to conclude a court will charge the
operator with contempt and that the contempt charge will stick on appeal.
Obviously judges have a lot of discretion, but it doesn't seem to me like
the question is such a clear one if a system is set up in the proper
cypherpunkish manner.
-Declan
At 01:04 PM 4/29/01 -0400, Matthew Gaylor wrote:
>Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Right, in most circumstances you're not required to keep logs. But there
>>are some cases, albeit a fairly narrow subset, in which you'd want to
>>have log files that are available to you but not an adversary using legal
>>process.
>>
>>-Declan
>
>Which would/could get you charged with obstruction of
>justice/contempt/conspiracy etc, etc. You can protect your log files
>safely enough by not having any- But protecting your real ASSets is a bit
>more difficult.
>
>Regards, Matt-
>
>
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