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I think the person that said that quote is implying that things like bolt cutters should be made illegal, strangely enough. He also wants DMCA's safe harbor pr
by ericd 16y ago
I think the person that said that quote is implying that things like bolt cutters should be made illegal, strangely enough.
He also wants DMCA's safe harbor provisions curtailed.
- cgranade 16y agoIt kind of amazes me that someone can make a statement like that bolt cutters analogy and not stop to ponder why bolt cutters are still legal, despite their utility in stealing bicycles.
- lukeschlather 16y agoIt actually doesn't sound anything like they're looking to make BitTorrent illegal. They want to levy egregious fines against anyone using BitTorrent for piratical ends, and make ISPs just as liable as their users. They don't need to outlaw BitTorrent when they can ban people from the Internet at will. And furthermore they're not stupid. They know that BitTorrent is just a protocol, and it's presently just as easy to get pirated content over plain old HTTP as BitTorrent.