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> "David Farber, a University of Pennsylvania > computer scientist and an > early architect of the Internet, filed an > affidavit in the case, saying > it would be relatively easy for the Internet > companies to block the > Internet address of the Web site without > disrupting other traffic. Dave farber's explanation in his IP list regarding the affidavit. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Farber [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:23 AM > To: ip > Subject: IP: Record Labels Want 4 Internet Providers toBlock > Music Site > > > Since I provided an affidavit to this filing, I thought a bit > of explanation > might be illuminating. > > I have long resisted and will continue to resist the attempts of > organizations to block access to the net in an attempt to restrict the > freedom of speech and the fair use of information on the internet. > > I am strongly opposed to any attempt to control the fair use access to > music, text, pubs etc. This does not seem to the issue in this case. > > This case was interesting for several reasons to me. First > the site is an > egregious example of a site that exists only to hold > copyrighted music and > offers a unreachable contact address and false advertisements > in an attempt > to look proper. Second, the aim of the case is the backbone > suppliers not > the local ISPs. > > I have always felt that the law we have on the books should > be followed > until the law is changed by the congress or the courts unless > there is a > much much higher ethical imperative that holds. > > This case seemed to be to be a good case to test the issues > raised by DMCA > ( a law I believe was fatally flawed in concept and should be > repealed) > part dealing with copyrighted material on off-shore sites. > > I will be happy to send any Iper the affidavit on request. > The affidavit > addressed a set of technical issues and did so in a very > limited context. > > Dave __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
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