Well, you could try carrier pidgeon as well, or perhaps smoke signals (could
be slow), but if you copy something for which you do not have the right to
copy you have infringed on the rights of someone else. Especially in
Australia - our copyrights are automatic - as soon as I started typing
this email copyright exists. I have not read about the particular legal
improprieties that you refer to but I suspect it comes down this very
specific point about the right to copy.
Brett.
P.S. I grant you permission to cause a copy of this specific email to be
download into your computer or telecommuncation system memory, disk cache
and telecommunication service provider equipment for you personal use only.
You may
also print it for
historical records.. blah blah blah... Oh, what about escribe automatically
archiving this email, hmm I'll think about that....
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:40 AM
Subject: [REBOL] REBster
> Just a quick thought on a do-able REBOL-based replacement for Napster
> (a.k.a. REBster):
>
> 1. User A uses a REBOL client to send a list of shared files to a POP
> address, including an authentication code.
>
> 2. A server running a REBOL server checks the POP address periodically for
> new mail and downloads new mail.
>
> 3. The REBOL server authenticates each e-mail and stores User A's list of
> shared files and User A's e-mail address in a database.
>
> 4. Using a REBOL client, User B browses to
> www.sharemyfiles.com/rebolrocks.r and a REBOL-based CGI operation
> dynamically generates a page of links to shared files, which includes
links
> to User A's files. The links to User A's files are a GET operation which
> include User A's e-mail address and the name of a shared file.
>
> 5. User B clicks on a link to one of User A's files.
>
> 6. The REBOL server generates an e-mail, sending it to User A including an
> authentication code, the name of the requested file, and User B's e-mail
> address.
>
> 7. User A's REBOL client periodically checks its POP account for new mail
> and downloads any new mail.
>
> 8. User A's REBOL client authenticates each e-mail and then generates an
> outgoing e-mail to User B including the attached file.
>
> Now the question is: does such a file-sharing model get around the legal
> improprieties brought to light in the Napster case? There is no
continually
> active connection between User A and the server nor User B and the server.
> The server only posts a list of files another person says he or she would
> like to share and then sends an e-mail requesting the share. You could
even
> have it so that when User A receives the request, he or she must click on
a
> button that confirms the share.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Ryan C. Christiansen
> Web Developer
>
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>
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