>>>>> "IC" == Ian Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
IC> Further, IANAL but AFAIK an ISP does not have liability for
IC> the bits communicated over their networks, so I don't see why
IC> ISPs would go to the trouble of installing this software *and*
IC> potentially annoying their users, *and* when the software is
IC> very unlikely to be effective anyway!
Sorry, but experience shows that many ISPs are running dogs for The
Man. They fold at the drop of a cease-and-desist, often without
notifying the customer.
When the ISP is an active copyright holder (like, for example,
AT&T-Time-Warner), there is no reason to believe that they'll stick up
for end users.
IC> The DMCA is idiotic, and so any software which is based on it
IC> is also likely to be idiotic. This certainly seems to be the
IC> case here.
That doesn't follow, Ian. An unjust and idiotic law can be enforced
quite effectively.
~Mr. Bad
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