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Music-swapping hurts national security?
From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:02:09 -0800
I'm sorry, but this just seems to go a bit beyond the realms of reasonable precaution. I mean, I'm an author (even though text-only), so presumably I've got a reason to support copyright. But music-swapping as a threat to national security? OK, the file-sharing being a dangerous activity I can buy: I've always said that it (along with IM) is extremely dangerous. The United States Patent and Trademark Office claims that file-sharing sites could be setting up children for copyright infringement lawsuits and compromising national security. The report, which the patent office recently forwarded to the Department of Justice, states that peer-to-peer networks could manipulate sites so children violate copyright laws more frequently than adults. That could make children the target in most copyright lawsuits and, in turn, make those protecting their material appear antagonistic, according to the report. File-sharing software also could be to blame for government workers who expose sensitive data and jeopardize national security after downloading free music on the job, the report states. Report: http://www.uspto.gov/main/profiles/copyright.htm http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/dcom/olia/copyright/oir_report_on_inadvertent_ sharing_v1012.pdf Actually, the report seems to be a pedestrian and rather muddled recounting of some of the dangers of file-sharing systems. The tying of music-swapping to national security seems to come from the trade rag: Source: http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml;js essionid=ELPRUV0M5LQ4KQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=19800023 9&articleID=198000239 ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) rslade () vcn bc ca slade () victoria tc ca rslade () computercrime org We must scrupulously guard the civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred is a wedge designed to attack our civilization. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Dictionary of Information Security www.syngress.com/catalog/?pid=4150 http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Music-swapping hurts national security? Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Mar 14)
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