On 4/14/01 7:00 PM, "Chad Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am a third year law student and a computer programmer. I am doing an
> independant study over Intellectual Property. I haven't picked a specific
> topic yet. Does anyone have any ideas on topics for an Intellectual Property
> paper that would concern Freenet. Some ideas I was tossing around are : legal
> liablity of node operators, who the RIAA might could sue (could they go after
> the programmers?) etc.
1. What are the legal ramifications for file-sharing systems such as the
world wide web, ftp, even tcpip and other foundational internet technologies
stemming from recent napster case law and that surrounding so called "p2p"
technologies likely to follow? How can legal distinctions be made between
new file sharing applications and protocols and old file sharing
applications and protocols which all enable users to move files unencumbered
from one machine to another?
2. Do not laws prohibiting circumvention in support of fair use, the use of
encryption, file-sharing, etc.. constitute a 'prior restraint' on speech?
-rick
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
>
> thanks
> chad phillips
>
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