Eric Legge Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 Hi all,I've heard that many states in the US are seeking to make having a firewall installed illegal because interests involved in preventing piracy want to be able to access systems without hinderance to check for pirated material.If it's true, are there any interesting developments in this story?Because if this lunacy becomes law in the US, it won't be long before the same happens in the UK.Eric,http://www.legge40.freeserve.co.uk/BuyerBeware.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannySmurf Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 I wouldn't worry too much about that. You'd have to interpret the new laws fairly broadly to read in that firewalls are illegal. And even if it were interpreted that way, it's unlikely that it would stand up to a challenge.--Danny Smurf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThunderRiver Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 Yeah, my previous interpretation was quite broad, but then again, the definition of conceiving identity is quite vague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted May 25, 2003 Share Posted May 25, 2003 There have definitely been discussions about the DMCA and the even stricter state-level Super DMCAs in several threads, here are a few to get you started Veto on Colorado Super DMCA Super DMCA in TenneseeFirewallsSuper DMCA InsanityYou are a criminal (maybe)* Moved to Security and Networking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengeek Posted May 26, 2003 Share Posted May 26, 2003 I could find plenty to do on my computers without the internet if I had to.Wouldn't be easy though, you kind of get used to having it around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThunderRiver Posted May 26, 2003 Share Posted May 26, 2003 I suppose one of the way that could be criminalized if I intentionally change my MAC address on my NIC, so I could use my university edu network without authorization.Hey.. I needed Internet, but now I have no need for it since WiFi is up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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