EFF is a great idea! I'll check it out ... tomorrow. I don't know whether this is true, but are banks liable for storing illegal funds?
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Bruce Long <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a great question for the EFF. Does anyone know someone from there? > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Ted Rolle Jr. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Are we liable? >> >> The phone company is never thought to be liable if people do bad things >> using their lines. >> But, the phone company has lawyers that have helped settle this issue in >> their favor. >> I do not believe we have such resources. >> >> Here's an example: >> Hackers can discuss hacking techniques on the telephone, but the telco is >> not liable. That is, I don't believe they are. >> Hackers can transmit viruses over telephone lines, but I don't believe >> that the phone company accepts liability. >> >> One issue that is not clear is when suspicious material is stored on >> Google Docs. I don't know what they (or the law) would do in such a case. >> >> Are there any federal guidelines that would take precedence over state >> legislation (in the US)? >> Interpreting every state's legislation would be can of worms/Medusa's >> head/Pandora's box. >> >> Is there anyone with knowledge of the legal aspects of the issue? >> It will just continue to come up in the future. >> >> And deep pockets have a way... >> >> Ted >> >> -- >> >> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >> | 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 May the Spirit | >> | 41971 69399 37510 58209 74944 59230 78164 of pi spread | >> | 06286 20899 86280 34825 32411 70679 82148 around the world. | >> | 08651 32823 06647 09384 46095 50582 ... PI VOBISCUM! | >> >> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> tahoe-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://tahoe-lafs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev >> >> > > > -- > Give me immortality or give me death! > -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 May the Spirit | | 41971 69399 37510 58209 74944 59230 78164 of pi spread | | 06286 20899 86280 34825 32411 70679 82148 around the world. | | 08651 32823 06647 09384 46095 50582 ... PI VOBISCUM! | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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