Pardon me for being dense, but since when can a U.S. Federal Judge
issue orders to foreign nationals in foreign countries?
It can probably prevent them from ever entering the country (assuming
they care).
/ji
PS: Isn't British Columbia a county in Washington State? :-)
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"Steven M. Bellovin" wrote:
The AP reports that a U.S. judge has issued an injunction against the
Canadian and Swedish authors of cphack, the program that unlocks and
displays the blocked site list from CyberPatrol. The order extends to
distribution by others as well, including --
"Steven M. Bellovin" writes:
: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], "David G. Koontz" writes:
:
: I've seen conflicting reports on who the injunction affects.
: Is this a bit of FUD on the part of the attorney, or perhaps
: a misquote? I was also under the impression you had to be named
: in an
I hope I won't be giving anyone any ideas, but can a USA judge order
USA ISPs (either explicitely-named ISPs, or all ISPs operating in the
USA) to not carry traffic with particular IP addresses? How about
congress? How about the President?
/ji
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At 11:07 3/18/2000 -0500, Steven M. Bellovin wrote (on whether the TRO
applies to non-defendants):
Well, the AP story had a different quote from the attorney, so it may be
reporter perception.
It applies to the four (2 ISP, 2 individual) defendants and those acting in
concert with them. It
The AP reports that a U.S. judge has issued an injunction against the
Canadian and Swedish authors of cphack, the program that unlocks and
displays the blocked site list from CyberPatrol. The order extends to
distribution by others as well, including -- according to the plaintiff's
attorney --
Pardon me for being dense, but since when can a U.S. Federal Judge
issue orders to foreign nationals in foreign countries?
Last time I checked, British Columbia was in Canada, not to mention
Sweden being on another continet altogether.
Was it Dr. Johnson who, when confronted by a man claiming "I can call
spirits from the vasty deeps", replied "So too sir can I, but will they
answer when you call?"
[Not quite. It's Hotspur's retort to Glendower from King Henry IV,
Part 1, Act III, Scene I. The exact phrasing was:
GLENDOWER
