I felt I should clarify this a little bit. The reason that this would make it easier for the DOJ to tap the lines is because the cable lines would now be classified as telecommunication lines as opposed to their former classification of information service lines. The requirements for getting permission to tap an information service line is much more stringent than tapping a telecommunications line.
This makes it much easier for the good old Department of Justice to put wiretaps on these lines. This may mean that bigger authorities than the RIAA may throw their hat into the ring for fighting P2P networks, among other things.
I wonder if the RIAA will sue these muggers for stealing copyrighted music? Knowing the RIAA, they are more likely to sue the victims for distributing copyrighted material.
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I felt I should clarify this a little bit. The reason that this would make it easier for the DOJ to tap the lines is because the cable lines would now be classified as telecommunication lines as opposed to their former classification of information service lines. The requirements for getting permission to tap an information service line is much more stringent than tapping a telecommunications line.
This makes it much easier for the good old Department of Justice to put wiretaps on these lines. This may mean that bigger authorities than the RIAA may throw their hat into the ring for fighting P2P networks, among other things.
It sure is well documented. Ami Ben-Bassat's Blog has always been one of the most trusted sources for scientific data.
Did anyone else notice the state that ranks last has the abbreviation MS?
It's good to see the idea that failed for Windows adopted by the Linux community.
I wonder if the RIAA will sue these muggers for stealing copyrighted music? Knowing the RIAA, they are more likely to sue the victims for distributing copyrighted material.
that open source software truly is a profitable industry!
Will this be a new punitive measure? "I hereby sentence you to six months in prison and one hundred pieces of spam."