Think it's impossible for The Man to make the use of FreeNet illegal? Try this easy three-step sting operation on for size.
Inject some really illegal information into the FreeNet (kiddie porn comes to mind, since it's the anti-freedom crowd's favorite bogeyman these days)
Go somewhere else and search for it
Find the person who owns the server you got it from, and throw them in jail.
It doesn't matter that the person you're throwing in jail probably didn't even know what was on the box. Under the DMCA, they're responsible anyway. After a few of these sting operations, done at a high enough profile to make an example of them, no one will want to run FreeNet servers anymore. In fact, most server operators will put a closer eye on what their users are doing -- exactly the desired effect.
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Over here in the "mand of the free, home of the brave," we're heading in the opposite direction.
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-- Napster-to-go says "Fill and refill your compatible MP3 player", which is a lie. It's not MP3. It's WMA with DRM.
Why a TLD and not a protocol?
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jesser
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· Score: 4
Why does this software create a fake TLD (.free) instead of creating a freenet:// protocol? If you're going to distribute links that only a few people can use, you might as well distribute them in a way that browsers can give the correct error message ("protocol not supported" instead of "host not found").
-- The shareholder is always right.
Re:Source? Language used?
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brunes69
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· Score: 4
It only took me 1 minute of reading the about page to discover that the author
Plans on a full open source release as soon as the codebase settles
Plans on developing a Linux port very soon
People should spend more time reading the pages about which these posts are placed before posting needless questions to/.
Of course, they can be sought after, but, at least in the United States, any authority would need proof that certain content was actually being distributed by that person or entity.
One of the features of Freenet is the inability to determine exactly where you data is really coming from, and so there would be no way to legally shut someone down, unless the program itself and its use was outlawed.
-- Friends don't let friends use multiple inheritance.
Re:FreeNet = misnomer
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electricmonk
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· Score: 5
My cable modem provider, for example, has pretty good access to the data I send around.
Well, one could simply take a look at what freenet is all about, such as ENCRYPTION IS USED EVERYWHERE, and you would discover that, lo and behold, your cable provider would still have access to the data that you send around with freenet, but they wouldn't be able to understand a single thing.
-- Friends don't let friends use multiple inheritance.
Slashdot Mirror
- Inject some really illegal information into the FreeNet (kiddie porn comes to mind, since it's the anti-freedom crowd's favorite bogeyman these days)
- Go somewhere else and search for it
- Find the person who owns the server you got it from, and throw them in jail.
It doesn't matter that the person you're throwing in jail probably didn't even know what was on the box. Under the DMCA, they're responsible anyway. After a few of these sting operations, done at a high enough profile to make an example of them, no one will want to run FreeNet servers anymore. In fact, most server operators will put a closer eye on what their users are doing -- exactly the desired effect.Welcome to AmeriKKKa. How DO you like it?!
--
Tired of FB/Google censorship? Visit UNCENSORED!
Interesting that this came out of Russia.
Over here in the "mand of the free, home of the brave," we're heading in the opposite direction.
- - - - -
Napster-to-go says "Fill and refill your compatible MP3 player", which is a lie. It's not MP3. It's WMA with DRM.
Why does this software create a fake TLD (.free) instead of creating a freenet:// protocol? If you're going to distribute links that only a few people can use, you might as well distribute them in a way that browsers can give the correct error message ("protocol not supported" instead of "host not found").
The shareholder is always right.
- Plans on a full open source release as soon as the codebase settles
- Plans on developing a Linux port very soon
People should spend more time reading the pages about which these posts are placed before posting needless questions toOf course, they can be sought after, but, at least in the United States, any authority would need proof that certain content was actually being distributed by that person or entity.
One of the features of Freenet is the inability to determine exactly where you data is really coming from, and so there would be no way to legally shut someone down, unless the program itself and its use was outlawed.
Friends don't let friends use multiple inheritance.
Well, one could simply take a look at what freenet is all about, such as ENCRYPTION IS USED EVERYWHERE, and you would discover that, lo and behold, your cable provider would still have access to the data that you send around with freenet, but they wouldn't be able to understand a single thing.
Friends don't let friends use multiple inheritance.