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Senate bill bans P2P networks (News.com)

Senate bill bans P2P networks (News.com)

Posted Jun 25, 2004 19:06 UTC (Fri) by ccchips (guest, #3222)
In reply to: Senate bill bans P2P networks (News.com) by ccchips
Parent article: Senate bill bans P2P networks (News.com)

Under no circumstances do I view tools as people. The tools do not perform the acts in question here, people do.

I can use a crowbar to break into a house, but that's absolutely no reason to outlaw crobars.

But what if I were a very unscrupulous real-estate company, and wanted to break up a neighborhood. So, I arrange to make sure lots of criminals have crowbars, lock-picks, and all other manner of breaking-and-entering aids (which, themselves, should be legal of course,) to help make the neighborhood less appealing?

Wouldn't you think that if the rest of the community found out about it, the guy might be put out of business?


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