It is not the government's place to tackle the spam problem.
AMEN!
The problem can never be fully solved by technical means(...)
The problem doesn't require a full solution because the problem is HOW MUCH spam we all receive - would you really care if you got five spam mails a year?
It's time to replace SMTP with a less trusting protocol(...)
Careful there. If we put too much anti-spam-smarts in the middle layer, one day it may come back and bite us on the ass (not to mention that "trusting" = "who is trustworthy?" = "who is certified as being trustworthy?" = "who does the certification?" = "oh look a big regulatory body. how did that happen?"). The (current) internet works because all the packets get treated the same way by the network, it's up to the apps at the end to decide how to handle them.
What you do outside the regular office context is your own buiness, but during regular office hours, at office premises, working on office equipment - it's not your spare time any more - it's the bought and paid for property of your employer. Now quit wasting time on/. and get back to work;)
It's an awful idea to limit the types of DRM that industry can employ
What about DRM that infringes on my rights as a consumer? Some copy protected CDs won't play in car stereos, DVD players.. or even regular CD players. If i buy a CD, don't i have the right to make a personal copy for my own use? I used to be allowed to copy my records onto audio tapes to listen to in my walkman - how is this different?
We need a bill that affirms the legality of fair use tools, even if they bypass DRM
But how to define a "fair use tool"? Tools themselves aren't fair or unfair, it's what you do with them - a tool to rip protected CDs can be used to make copies for your friends (restricted use) or to make a personal backup (fair use).
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AMEN!
The problem can never be fully solved by technical means(...)
The problem doesn't require a full solution because the problem is HOW MUCH spam we all receive - would you really care if you got five spam mails a year?
It's time to replace SMTP with a less trusting protocol(...)
Careful there. If we put too much anti-spam-smarts in the middle layer, one day it may come back and bite us on the ass (not to mention that "trusting" = "who is trustworthy?" = "who is certified as being trustworthy?" = "who does the certification?" = "oh look a big regulatory body. how did that happen?"). The (current) internet works because all the packets get treated the same way by the network, it's up to the apps at the end to decide how to handle them.
What about DRM that infringes on my rights as a consumer? Some copy protected CDs won't play in car stereos, DVD players .. or even regular CD players. If i buy a CD, don't i have the right to make a personal copy for my own use? I used to be allowed to copy my records onto audio tapes to listen to in my walkman - how is this different?
We need a bill that affirms the legality of fair use tools, even if they bypass DRM
But how to define a "fair use tool"? Tools themselves aren't fair or unfair, it's what you do with them - a tool to rip protected CDs can be used to make copies for your friends (restricted use) or to make a personal backup (fair use).