Re: Lawsuits for falsyfying DNS responses ?

["John Levine" <johnl () iecc com>]

In article <c4dc7a7d-8295-e25c-5c76-7e17f682bf5b () gmail com> you write:
> Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation has specific sections that makes altering 
> of data illegal under the Act.
>
> In my non-lawyer opinion, sections 10 (5) (b) and (e) would be violated 
> by hijacking someone preference to go to Website A and replace it with 
> Website B without their express consent to do so.

That section only applies to 10(4) which is about getting permission
to install downloaded software.

> Description of functions
>
> (5) A function referred to in subsection (4) is any of the following 
> functions ...

I don't think the Quebec law is a good idea, or is likely to be
effective, but I also don't think it has preemption issues.

R's,
John