Point taken, however, in this situation, there is no due process.
By downloading, and given that the gentleman who posted down further that the system only looks at destination, and not packet content, one would assume no filtering is going on, but rather just port sniffing and shut down.
Any download or activity on the scanned port doesn't lead to a meeting or any type of due process, but rather, you are instantly cut off, forced to watch the propaganda, and it goes on your record. No intervention, no plea, no explanation, nothing. I concur about hanging about where illegal activity is going on, yes, however, by standing at a party where a joint is going around, you aren't automatically guilty of possession with intent to distribute and immediately taken to federal prison where you can litigate from the jail cell. Even then, you get due process, or rather what is left of it these days.
Guilty until litigated innocent is NOT what this country should be.
I guess I should go start hanging out with the cult people, and the lunatics in shacks in Montana. At least they get a trial before they serve their sentences...
Why is it that any P2P filesharing is considered illegal piracy by you nuts.
My roommate's band used to have several songs on Napster and Kazaa back when they were viable usable mediums.
If I were downloading my roommate's songs, which I of course have complete and total legality to do as an acting manager of the band, and my internet connection was cut off and I was forced to watch "Anti-piracy" FUD by the very people who have ripped my guys off of so much damn money, I wouldn't be pissed, rather I'd be livid.
Because the capability for illegal use exists, doesn't mean all use is illegal. Because there are roads, should anyone driving automatically be subject to speeding tickets and defensive driving?
Wang VSOS 7.53 seems to be very non controversial.
I bet users could get great deals on ProDOS 3.3 for Apple ][. Maybe there are even a few copies of OS/2 3.1 hanging around somewhere?
As long as we're at it, I haven't heard a single litigious thing from CP/M lately. Let's use that!
As I recall, being a criminal required the commission of a *crime*.
Evidently now, the ability to cause crime or the knowledge to cause crime are illegal. Funny, I didn't see the bill where knowledge or ability were considered illegal now. Kind of puts a whole different spin on those old TV ads where "Knowledge is power." "Knowledge is the key to success."
What this seems like to me: I have a set of car keys, so I must've stolen a high-performance car and mowed down several small school children while on a marijuana induced rage (right...), giving pirated DVDs and CDs to the ones I missed, all the while avoiding my taxes and writing Microsoft virii.
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And you shouldn't even get into the obvious "child process" jokes...
Point taken, however, in this situation, there is no due process. By downloading, and given that the gentleman who posted down further that the system only looks at destination, and not packet content, one would assume no filtering is going on, but rather just port sniffing and shut down. Any download or activity on the scanned port doesn't lead to a meeting or any type of due process, but rather, you are instantly cut off, forced to watch the propaganda, and it goes on your record. No intervention, no plea, no explanation, nothing. I concur about hanging about where illegal activity is going on, yes, however, by standing at a party where a joint is going around, you aren't automatically guilty of possession with intent to distribute and immediately taken to federal prison where you can litigate from the jail cell. Even then, you get due process, or rather what is left of it these days. Guilty until litigated innocent is NOT what this country should be. I guess I should go start hanging out with the cult people, and the lunatics in shacks in Montana. At least they get a trial before they serve their sentences...
Why is it that any P2P filesharing is considered illegal piracy by you nuts. My roommate's band used to have several songs on Napster and Kazaa back when they were viable usable mediums. If I were downloading my roommate's songs, which I of course have complete and total legality to do as an acting manager of the band, and my internet connection was cut off and I was forced to watch "Anti-piracy" FUD by the very people who have ripped my guys off of so much damn money, I wouldn't be pissed, rather I'd be livid. Because the capability for illegal use exists, doesn't mean all use is illegal. Because there are roads, should anyone driving automatically be subject to speeding tickets and defensive driving?
Wang VSOS 7.53 seems to be very non controversial. I bet users could get great deals on ProDOS 3.3 for Apple ][. Maybe there are even a few copies of OS/2 3.1 hanging around somewhere? As long as we're at it, I haven't heard a single litigious thing from CP/M lately. Let's use that!
No. Just that they will be prosecuted as such.
As I recall, being a criminal required the commission of a *crime*.
Evidently now, the ability to cause crime or the knowledge to cause crime are illegal. Funny, I didn't see the bill where knowledge or ability were considered illegal now. Kind of puts a whole different spin on those old TV ads where "Knowledge is power." "Knowledge is the key to success."
What this seems like to me: I have a set of car keys, so I must've stolen a high-performance car and mowed down several small school children while on a marijuana induced rage (right...), giving pirated DVDs and CDs to the ones I missed, all the while avoiding my taxes and writing Microsoft virii.