Re: Honeypots - All dried up by Super-DMCA

["H. Morrow Long" <morrow.long () YALE EDU>]

Thanks Pete!  I never even thought that I would have to ask the lawyers for
permission to run a honeypot (as long as the purpose is 'enticement' rather
than 'entrapment', e.g. to trap those who are already committing an offense
rather than encouraging individuals to commit offenses who would not otherwise
be so inclined).  Guess I should go clear a few things with them today...

Morrow

Pete Hoffswell wrote:
> honeypots are very very cool.  I would be weary implementing them at this time, however.
>
> Unfortunately, because of the DMCA laws, they may be illegal.
>
> Reference -
>
> Tom Liston, maker of Labrea, has stopped distributing his great software due to Illinois Super-DMCA laws:
> http://www.hackbusters.net/
>
>
> Slashdot, etc, reports that new Michigan laws has made the development of honeyd illegal:
> http://slashdot.org/articles/03/04/15/1454218.shtml?tid=153
>
> If anyone gets council clearing them to use labrea or honeyd, I would be very interested.
>
> - Pete
>
>
>
>
> > > > morrow.long () YALE EDU 05/01/03 21:25 PM >>>
> Lance Spitzner article on how 'honeypots' can be effective tools
> in the information security kit for protecting production nets
> (as opposed to just research experiments for collecting data):
>
>         http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1690
>
> Morrow
>
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