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Re: Free Sppeech arguments are weakest defense here
"Privacy advocates and file-swapping backers have been deeply critical of any technology that would enforce monitoring or blocking of file swapping or any other Internet service. They argue that filters could infringe on free speech and block technological innovation, all to serve the entertainment industry's relatively narrow interests."

While all of that may be true, they are still the weakest possible defense in this situation. The stronger defense is that it is a violation of the 4th Ammendment's prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. This is augmented by the well established (at least within American jurisprudence) principle of presumption of innocence until proven in a court of law. If you are going to take on the tyrants in court, its best to lead with your best argument and not your weakest.
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File swapping without paying money for [music] or whatever is copyright ---  IT Consultant_z | 03/03/04
(NT) Troll. Nothing to see here, move along, move along.  James T. Kirk | 03/03/04
I Agree  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
YES!  ryusen | 03/03/04
Just another alias  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
File swapping without paying money for [music] or whatever is copyright ---  IT Consultant_z | 03/03/04
Hey, then you keep paying up while I steal everything!  Bobby Sskcat | 03/03/04
I Agree The Owner Should Be Paid  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
Here's how  tic swayback | 03/03/04
Seen it, like it.  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
sounds good....  NemesisNL | 03/04/04
Sorry..I was downloading some MP3s and ZDNET crashed...  DigitalKid | 03/03/04
blah blah blah PIRACY ROCKS!!!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
Make up your mind, Bitty!  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
Re: Free Sppeech arguments are weakest defense here  Rabid Conservative | 03/03/04
The 4th Amendment has been abolished courtesy of the Bush Administration  Bobby Sskcat | 03/03/04
Who gets the most donations from the Entertaiment Industry?  jfrankcarr | 03/03/04
It's about campaigne $$ & free publicity  bjornafreeman@... | 03/03/04
Thanks for the advice!  Spoon Jabber | 03/03/04
Useless  Letophoro | 03/03/04
Not completely useless  toomuchgreeatea@... | 03/03/04
You miss the point  jfrankcarr | 03/03/04
I'll Buy That  Letophoro | 03/03/04
Other ways beyond P2P  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
What Congress Should Mandate  ParadigmOdyssey | 03/03/04
A Good Thing  MarcB_z | 03/03/04
You got that right...add outkast  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
Houston we have a problem  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
So, the way around this is either....  Sir_Chancealot | 03/03/04
So instead of SPAM slowing the net to a crawl...  Sceptical Observer | 03/03/04
blah blah blah PIRACY ROCKS!!!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
OMG I'm such a horrible person  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
Wrong Question  Letophoro | 03/03/04
Doesn't solve the big problem  tic swayback | 03/03/04
Check out this article  vferrara | 03/03/04
"Grey Tuesday," anyone?  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
Human created software fix usually  FilledOut | 03/03/04
How does this harm consumers?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/03/04
I'm ok with stopping illegal activity  Michael Kelly | 03/03/04
I think 100% is a pipe dream!  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
In the beginning . . . if a human created it  FilledOut | 03/03/04
Again, here's how:  tic swayback | 03/03/04
And when you buy the company, you get to decide.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/03/04
"Company"?  tic swayback | 03/03/04
Harm  tic swayback | 03/03/04
Huh?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/03/04
Actually...  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
They did best when Napster was around  tic swayback | 03/03/04
when have you ever seen...  ryusen | 03/03/04
Not the whole picture  NemesisNL | 03/04/04
What about UUENCODE????  Goobers | 03/03/04
Freaking biased reporting!  TrollSlayer | 03/03/04
Followed by this  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
there are two kinds of file swapers:  ryusen | 03/03/04
So true, ZZ!  cybershoplifter | 03/03/04
I know I bought more CD because of Napster  voska | 03/03/04
Speaking of thieves...  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
CD have dropped in price big time  voska | 03/03/04
Canadian Dollars and what's out there  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
Don't buy from Record stores  voska | 03/04/04
List price versus sale price  tic swayback | 03/03/04
Donate your $13.86 to the EFF  tic swayback | 03/03/04
why after election ? do it now or you just screw us over after election  M_c | 03/03/04
This has to be one of the stupidist ideas i ever heard....  nite_w0lf | 03/03/04
Stop buying music  buxxmaster | 03/03/04
No, stop buying RIAA music  tic swayback | 03/03/04
Here's more food for thought from Business 2.0  AbsolutelyNot | 03/03/04
No article  d_jedi | 03/03/04
Summarize  AbsolutelyNot | 03/05/04
This system might actually work  d_jedi | 03/03/04
This system is trivial to bypass.  maxo_z | 03/04/04

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