First off, they need to reword in that it allows legal P2P. Whats wrong with my sharing a MP3 Recording of my Churches Worship Team playing? Nothing.
Second, just because everyone does something, does not make it right. Being able to make MP3's off oc CD's you own should be legal. Giving your friend a copy for free should also be legal. Giving it to your 5 million closest friends online is one step too far!;)
First off, they need to reword in that it allows legal P2P
They need to _start_ with rewording it so that it doesn't make VCRs illegal! Then _maybe_ they'll be competent enough to handle the subtleties of computer communications protocols. If the first draft can't even handle 20-year old technology, there's no chance of it being good enough for computers.
Second, just because everyone does something, does not make it right
Very true, but before you go off telling umpteen millions of your own constiuent
Maybe Computer Science should be in the College of Theology.
-- R. S. Barton
Needs reworked.... (Score:2)
Second, just because everyone does something, does not make it right. Being able to make MP3's off oc CD's you own should be legal. Giving your friend a copy for free should also be legal. Giving it to your 5 million closest friends online is one step too far!
Re:Needs reworked.... (Score:2)
They need to _start_ with rewording it so that it doesn't make VCRs illegal! Then _maybe_ they'll be competent enough to handle the subtleties of computer communications protocols. If the first draft can't even handle 20-year old technology, there's no chance of it being good enough for computers.
Second, just because everyone does something, does not make it right
Very true, but before you go off telling umpteen millions of your own constiuent