Re: Has AT&T Lost Its Mind?

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Mark Blacknell [mb () blacknell net]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:52 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: RE: [IP] Has AT&T Lost Its Mind?

This, of course, should destroy its status as a common carrier and all the
protections from liability that go with it, right?

Anyone?  Anyone?  Beuller?

~
Mark Blacknell, Esq.
+1.202.270.5909
Washington, DC

-----Original Message-----
From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:45 AM
To: ip
Subject: [IP] Has AT&T Lost Its Mind?


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From: eekid () aol com [eekid () aol com]
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:24 AM
To: dfarber () cs cmu edu; David Farber
Subject: Has AT&T Lost Its Mind?

http://www.slate.com/id/2182152/


"Chances are that as you read this article, it is passing over part of
AT&T's network. That matters, because last week AT&T
announced<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/att-and-other-isps-may-be
-getting-ready-to-filter/> that it is seriously considering plans to examine
all the traffic it carries for potential violations of U.S. intellectual
property laws. The prospect of AT&T, already accused of spying on our
telephone
calls<http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/13/us/nationalspecial3/13nsa.html>, now
scanning every e-mail and download for outlawed content is way too
totalitarian for my tastes."
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