Mr Matthew Findley
You made certain claims on this list regarding the possible penal consequences of running a freenet node. I challenged you to provide law and/or precedent references to support your claims. You failed to do so. In fact, you silently ignored this challenge.
I also challenged you to explain the fact that you yourself run a freenet node, in view of the facts that you (a) consider it illegal to do so and (b) post from a US department of justice address. You chose to silently ignore this challenge too.
Based on your own claims regarding the legality of operating a freenet node and your disclaimer regarding the relation of the contents of your postings on this list to your employment, you are, according to yourself, either a liar or a criminal. Your period of grace with me is coming to an end. Unless you provide this list with an adequate - at my discretion - explanation of these discrepancies in your arguments, I will cause a formal complaint against you to be filed with the US department of justice for running a freenet node and thereby knowingly distributing illegal material.
What all this boils down to is that, following a formal complaint, the US department of justice will only have two options: to prosecute you or to not prosecute you. If it fails to prosecute you, it will be setting a precedent very useful to freenet. If it does prosecute you, all freenet operators will be able to benefit from your defence in the case, no matter whether you finally get convicted or acquitted. The way I see it, both alternatives are good for freenet. You and your employer are just about to become tools for the promotion of freenet's goals. The lack of honesty and integrity on the part of both yourself and your employer is no hindrance to this.
Taking all this into account, I would suggest that you talk with your boss and decide on a strategy. You can create some rather impressive FUD by going to prison, or you can drop the FUD and acknowledge that the operation of freenet nodes is not illegal. It's your call. I will wait 18 hours from the time stamp of this mail and then act.
Sincerely, ZP
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