I think I'll copywright some of my apps and use it as an excuse to hack the RIAA if this bill goes through. Who knows they may have some of my stuff on their systems.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:51 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: From CNet: The RIAA could legally hack into your > system if > this b ill passes. > > > Gessh i hope they really dont think that will pass. > > I really HOPE it wont pass ;) > > Bill Wheatley > Senior Database Developer > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer > EDIETS.COM > 954.360.9022 X159 > ICQ 417645 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 9:44 AM > Subject: From CNet: The RIAA could legally hack into your > system if this b > ill passes. > > > > CNET | NEWS.COM WEEK IN REVIEW > > The Entire Tech Week in a Single Email > > http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946316.html > > -- > > Saturday, July 27, 2002 > > > > Imagine trying to boot up your computer and finding that a > hacker had > > disabled it or destroyed your data, and then imagine that > you had no legal > > recourse because the U.S. government sanctioned it. > > > > That nightmare could become a reality if Hollywood > executives get their > way. > > A bill introduced into the House of Representatives would > allow copyright > > owners to legally hack into peer-to-peer networks and > disable PCs used for > > illicit file trading. > > > > The measure would dramatically rewrite federal law to permit nearly > > unchecked electronic disruptions if a copyright holder has > a "reasonable > > basis" to believe that piracy is occurring. The bill would > immunize groups > > such as the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording > Industry > > Association of America from all state and federal laws if > they disable, > > block or otherwise impair a "publicly accessible > peer-to-peer file-trading > > network." > > > > The bill doesn't specify what techniques, such as viruses, worms, > > denial-of-service attacks and domain name hijacking, would > be permissible. > > It does say that a copyright hacker should not delete > files, but it limits > > the right of anyone subject to an intrusion to sue if files are > accidentally > > erased. > > > > That's just the tip of the entertainment industry's > anti-piracy push. A > > lawyer for the MPAA said we could also expect a new bill > soon to curtail > the > > piracy of digital TV broadcasts. Other proposals likely > will seek to limit > > piracy by outlawing future components that receive digital > TV broadcasts > > unless they follow anti-copying standards. > > > > Future hardware and software would treat digital television > differently if > > it were designated as copy-protected, preventing people from saving > multiple > > copies or uploading them. Another standard would, in > industry jargon, > "plug > > the analog hole" by embedding watermarks in broadcasts and > limiting the > > redistribution of broadcasts with those hidden watermarks. > > > > In a related battle, the American Civil Liberties Union > filed a lawsuit in > > an attempt to overturn key portions of a controversial 1998 > copyright law. > > The suit asks a federal judge to rule that the Digital Millennium > Copyright > > Act (DMCA) is so sweeping it unconstitutionally interferes with > researchers' > > ability to evaluate the effectiveness of Internet-filtering > software. > > > > By suing on behalf of a 22-year-old programmer who is > researching the > > oft-buggy products, the civil liberties group hopes to > prompt the first > > ruling that would curtail the DMCA's wide reach. > > > > > > -- > > Larry C. Lyons > > ColdFusion/Web Developer > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > EBStor.com > > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > > tel: (703) 393-7930 > > fax: (703) 393-2659 > > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > > -- > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
