Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4112-1008829313-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:24:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 24948 invoked by uid 510); 20 Dec 2001 06:22:19 -0000 Received: from n15.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.65) by all.net with SMTP; 20 Dec 2001 06:22:19 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4112-1008829313-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [216.115.97.190] by n15.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 20 Dec 2001 06:21:30 -0000 X-Sender: fastflyer28@yahoo.com X-Apparently-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_3); 20 Dec 2001 06:21:52 -0000 Received: (qmail 70796 invoked from network); 20 Dec 2001 06:21:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.167) by m4.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 20 Dec 2001 06:21:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO web14501.mail.yahoo.com) (216.136.224.64) by mta1.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 20 Dec 2001 06:21:51 -0000 Message-ID: <20011220062149.22635.qmail@web14501.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [12.78.177.228] by web14501.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:21:49 PST To: iwar@yahoogroups.com In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011219144820.00b63160@poptop.llnl.gov> From: "e.r." <fastflyer28@yahoo.com> X-Yahoo-Profile: fastflyer28 Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:21:49 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [iwar] [fc:Save.the.Net,.Sue.a.Software.Maker]IP stolen Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It would lead to an attack on producers of Intellectual Property. To produce IP-software- would be illegal. That would lead to a dangerous precident. --- Tony Bartoletti <azb@llnl.gov> wrote: > At 06:31 AM 12/19/01 -0800, you wrote: > >Save the Net, Sue a Software Maker > >Safety standards and civil liability made automobiles safe. It can > work for > >software too. > >By David Banisar > >Dec 16 2001 11:01PM PT > > Although I've argued along these lines, it is unfair to compare even > the > largest software producers with the automotive industry. > > I would find it very hard to produce an automobile, from scratch, in > my > garage. If I succeeded, I might be able to skirt the law for awhile > and > putter down the highways, but G.M. et al have little to fear that > they may > suddenly have to compete with several million freeware tony-mobiles. > > In contrast, I CAN produce various software utilities "in my garage", > and > make them freely available to the public, a million copies at little > additional effort. > > If legislation succeeds at imposing strict product-liability burdens > on > major software manufacturers, I have to wonder what they may demand > in > return, what "follow-on" legislation might seem reasonable. > > In the future, will I need a "license to compile"? > > ____tony____ > > Tony Bartoletti 925-422-3881 <azb@llnl.gov> > Information Operations and Assurance Center > Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory > Livermore, CA 94551-9900 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Send FREE Holiday eCards from Yahoo! Greetings. http://us.click.yahoo.com/IgTaHA/ZQdDAA/ySSFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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