> The 1994 law "will have a devastating impact on the whole model of > technical innovation on the Internet," said John Morris, staff counsel > for the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, which filed > an appeal of the rules with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District > of Columbia Circuit yesterday. > > "The Internet evolves through many tens of thousands, or hundreds of > thousands, of innovators coming up with brand new ideas," he > said. "That > is exactly what will be squelched."
Implementation of the mechanisms for compliance is relatively straightforward. Depending on how scalable and/or automated the mechanisms are, the complexity certainly increases. However, I hardly agree that including these requirements in the design of the network hardware or architecture equates to the 'squelching' of innovation or a 'devastating impact' on the Internet. Especially when compared to the alternative of providing an unfettered command & control communications network for the miscreants. ___________________________________________________________ Wayne Gustavus, CCIE #7426 IP Operations Support Verizon Internet Services ___________________________________________________________ "Can you ping me now? Good!"
