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Karl Denninger writes: > That looks an awful lot like an industry-wide blacklist, and those > are dangerously close to being per-se illegal. > > There's nothing wrong with a single provider putting whatever > provisions in their agreements they see fit - you're always free > to shop for a new provider. However, when industry actions > conspire to basically *force* certain provisions to be included in > *everyone's* contracts, and those provisions go beyond "don't do > illegal things", then IMHO you're exerting force that needs to be > very carefully thought out. When every Service Provider writes a carte blanche paragraph into their alleged Acceptable Use Policies allowing such practices as "Black Holing", content deletion, account termination etc. we become hostages to commercial entities. Whatever rights, freedoms and liberties we have are eliminated in favour of Kangaroo courts like Vixie's network or RBL finks, Customer Services flunkies and over-bearing capitalists like Mr. Denniger here. They hide behind arguments that their systems are private property and their alleged "property rights" are more important than our inalienable rights and freedoms. It is not our right merely to choose among companies and corporate entities. Our rights to security over our data and communications, to privacy and access to commercial and personal e-mail, etc are all *SUPERIOR* to any tertiary rights these business organizations may claim. While Denniger shrieks in uncharachteristic defense of our liberties he is the first one to claim dominion over every machine and anything anyone does using those machines, telling them to basically get lost if they don't like it. We have universal, inalienable rights and freedoms. These precious things extend to private property and internationally. If we do not fight to protect these inalienables we will suffer the rough consequences. Please visit <http://fcn.net> for more information. Respectfully, Bob Allisat Free Community Network _ [email protected] . http://fcn.net http://fcn.net/allisat _ http://fcn.net/draft
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