Jochem, The piece was an opinion piece from CNET, I did not write it. Here's the link to the original article that reported on the bill before the US House of Representatives: http://news.com.com/2100-1023-946316.html
Text of the bill in PDF: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/berman.coble.p2p.final.072502.pdf HTML version from THOMAS: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d107:1:./temp/~bd7c9e::|/bss/d107que ry.html| (the full text has not been digitized yet so it may take a few days). A clause by clause analysis of the bill: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/berman.coble.p2p.analysis.072502.html As for how its going to work in regards to international treaties, think of the Kyoto treaty. 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: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:00 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: From CNet: The RIAA could legally hack into your > system if > this b ill passes. > > > Larry Lyons wrote: > > > > 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. > > It better have a clear definition of a peer-to-peer network. > It is not > unimaginable that replicating an ADS would be considered a > peer-to-peer > network if the definition is overly broad. > > [..] > > I am missing some text on how this is going to work over something as > international as the internet. For instance, isn't the US bound by > several treateis to slam down on hackers? > > Jochem > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
