So, jailtime, or fines, if p2p developers (who until proven otherwise, design software for legitimate uses) don't take 'reasonable care' to prevent their software from being used to commit crime.
Lets break it down
Jailtime and/or a fine, if 'developer1' doesn't limit the ways 'their product' can be used, IE for crime.
Now some replacement.
Replace developer1 with the name of any firm that makes munitions (guns and bullets) and replace 'their product' with well... 'their product'.
Software developers get nailed for designing software which can be used to break the law and cause some loss of revenue, but the companies who make guns and bullets which can be used to kill you and/or your children, hijack planes, rob banks, convenience stores and other sources of revenue, have immunity to being help accountable in the same ways, for not doing the same thing.
'Guns can be bought on the black and grey market'
so what? Software can be hacked.
If it's good enough for the goose, it's good enough for the gander imho, but make a lawmaker understand the point, and I'll eat my hat.
(Yay, a rant for my first post, and it's probably going to be flamed)
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duh, heres my first flame, 'don't look at /. whilst working, you miss whole threads that say 'Apply this to guns'' and say it so more succinctly.
Lets break it down Jailtime and/or a fine, if 'developer1' doesn't limit the ways 'their product' can be used, IE for crime.
Now some replacement. Replace developer1 with the name of any firm that makes munitions (guns and bullets) and replace 'their product' with well... 'their product'.
Software developers get nailed for designing software which can be used to break the law and cause some loss of revenue, but the companies who make guns and bullets which can be used to kill you and/or your children, hijack planes, rob banks, convenience stores and other sources of revenue, have immunity to being help accountable in the same ways, for not doing the same thing.
'Guns can be bought on the black and grey market' so what? Software can be hacked.
If it's good enough for the goose, it's good enough for the gander imho, but make a lawmaker understand the point, and I'll eat my hat.
(Yay, a rant for my first post, and it's probably going to be flamed)