[REBOL] Re: black hawk down
From: rpgwriter:ya:hoo at: 26-Jan-2002 10:16
--- Carl Read <[carl--cybercraft--co--nz]> wrote:
> As I understand it, (ie - probably wrongly:), the
> IOS/Morpheus link will enable Morpheus to rightly
> claim they're more than just a file-sharing service
> because they'll be providing distributed computing
> as well. Unless the law is an ass, this should
> ensure the guilty parties in an exchange of
> copyrighted material are those making it available
> and those receiving it and not the distribution
> method.
The law, it is oft observed, *is* an ass; and
yet I think that IOS/Morpheus and other more
robust (than previous) distributed computing and
file sharing systems are getting to the point
that courts and legislators will have to realize
that punishing file sharing services merely
because they can be used to distribute
illegal materials (as well as others) is
like punishing the Post Office because people
might send illegally acquired materials
through the mail.
Chris Dicely
