IP: who has too much power?

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: edyson () edventure com (Esther Dyson)
> Subject: who has too much power?
> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:09:19 -0400
>
> Consider the  error message that says:
>
> "[program name here]  has performed an illegal operation and will be shut 
> down."
>
> Who first used that term "illegal"?  Does it imply that software vendors
> have government powers, or what? It would be interesting to hear what the
> listmembers could tell us.
>
> Esther
>
>
>
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