[FYI] Progress & Freedom Foundation on P2P [9:14 am]
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Progress & Freedom Foundation on P2P [9:14 am]
A relatively concise discussion of contributory liability in
copyright infringement, and a strong argument in favor of maintaining
it in the face of digital networks. In many respects, reading it is a
bit like a trip down Alice?s rabbit hole, but it?s important to
remember who?s the audience. What I found most striking was the
argument that one shouldn?t be allowed to engineer around the
specifics of the law in designing a [P2P] program ? despite the fact
that such games have been played since the inception of the concept.
Whatever happened to strict construction of legislated rights?
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