On Sun, 20 Jan 2002, David Talkington wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > cameron wrote: > > >I haven't read the entire thread so this might have been mentioned, but I > >read in The Register not long ago that an American senator (SC or SD) has > >been trying to pass a bill to make it illegal to distribute unlicensed > >software. His campaign was largely funded by Aol Time Warner. Apparently > >it is unlikely the bill will pass, except for benign portions of it, but its > >frightening to consider who would now gain control the server side if it > >did. > > I smell a misinterpretation here. In the first place, there's no > unlicensed software involved here. In the second place, this sounds > like it may have been yet another attempt to curb piracy (or attach > more penalties to it). But do send a link if you find some hard info. > i suspect he may be referring to fritz hollings' (D-SC) proposed SSSCA legislation, which has been described as "dead on arrival" when it gets to the judiciary committee.
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