On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 02:09:01PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > While this is only copyright law, the criminal law is most likely similar. > So it seems like if you want to be considered an OSP and get the same protections > the biggest changed that would be need is to add a way for someone to contact you to > order you to remove some content. Not sure if an email address would do or a > physical address is needed. > So if you make this change, and find a way to comply with the blocking of users and > the removal of content clauses. You should be ok.
Uh, so anyone who runs a BBS has to register with the Copyright Office? What about private mail systems? In any case, we're far more likely to get into trouble (at the moment) by registering than by not registering. > It's basically like I've said before. If you wanted to start a company for the > purpose of running freenet, you should be ok. > Of course if you tried to get the protections by qualifying as a protected OSP then > someone like the RIAA could annoy you to no end by sending you take down orders for > 1000s of different keys. Of course it would take time to send those orders. So it > would be a battle of who gives up first, but since it's easier to send the orders > then try to comply with them I think they would win in the long run. They have more time than the typical node operator. They can furthermore streamline the process. So we have what amounts to a legally mandated denial of service attack, if we are crazy enough to register our nodes. > > > "Can you cite an example where it is clearly demonstrated that private ppl who run a > server and offer a service, do not fall under the protection of an ISP?" > Perhaps you remember the napster of old? > They ran their server, offered their service, and got reemed. -- Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.
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