On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 11:32:52AM -0700, Russ Johnson wrote: > larry wrote: > > >That is true, but what about the automated threats > >(virus,worm,webtrojan, etc.) > > If they were naturally occurring, I'd agree with you. > > However, I have yet to see a virus, trojan, etc that wasn't written by a > person. That person should be held accountable.
Maybe they escaped from tierra ... or some place where such things are not crimes. We're talking about the internet, afterall. > >It seems to me as though in this case one could hold the manufacturer > >of the software liable under the same logic as we have the > >manufacturers of automobiles that burst into flame under the stress of > >a parking lot fender-bender. > > The fender bender is a foreseeable event. Put multiple objects in > motion, and eventually, one will hit another, and that was NOT usually > the intended action of said objects. > > On the other hand, when a person sets out to gain access to a computer > without permission, that PERSON should be held responsible. > > In other words, I should never have to lock up my stuff in order to keep > it. I should be able to leave money on a table in Burger King, come back > later, and find it still there. Granted, in this world, that's not going > to happen, but that's how it SHOULD be. Oh yeah, we should be oblivious to the reality that not all people have everyone elses' best interests in mind when acting in any manner. And how are people supposed to believe that everyone acts in everyone elses' best interest when we have so many laws and such a massive criminal system to punish people who act in a manner that some feel is not in everyone elses' best interest? But this is not the place for these discussions. > >Although we could also hand the ball to network owners who let it > >spread past their networks. > > If I'm aware of my network spewing garbage, then I should be held > accountable for not stopping it. Even if you're unaware, you should be accountable for criminal negligence. -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
