On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 02:58:10PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Must not yell..... must not yell..... > Running freenet <B><U><I>is not</B></U></I> illegal. Transmitting illegal materials > is illegal.
So running a freenet node is in fact illegal if any illegal material is transmitted through your node, but the prosecution must establish that this took place. Is this your argument? > And isn't this exactly what you wanted? > A system that allows people to engage in prohibited activity with out fear of > getting in trouble? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:50 PM > To: Findley, Matthew > Subject: Re: [freenet-chat] Re: [freenet-support] Showdown at the > Freenode Coral > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 10:34:09AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have no real agenda against freenet. I'm simply trying to tell you that your > > reading of the law is wrong. > > I'm not trying to scare people away from freenet. Because it's still perfectly > > safe to use. This situation can only occur if the feds are in a position to > > monitor all your personal incoming and out going traffic, and have the power to > > crack all 200 of your node to node communication encryption keys. Which, assuming > > they are high quality keys, is an imposable task even if you had access to the > > most powerful supercomputers on earth. > > So it's illegal to run freenet but impossible to prove that it's illegal > for an individual node op to run freenet?! > > > > I'm not bored or trolling. I'm just trying to enlightening you to the fact that > > the law maybe blind, but it's not stupid. > > What's so hard to follow about my arguments? > > All I'm saying is that transmitting illegal material is (as crazy as this may > > sound) illegal, and the fact that you may not know with 100% certainty that your > > transmitting something illegal won't protect you. > -- > Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ > ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. -- Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.
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