On Mon, 2007-05-28 at 22:58 -0700, jdow wrote: > From: "Tim" <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > On Mon, 2007-05-28 at 20:20 -0700, jdow wrote: > >> Who is going to file the first lawsuit against an owner of a zombied > >> system for sending spam? It should be interesting legal theater. > > > > Hmm, it could be fun to watch, but I don't think it's unimaginable. > > We've already had RIAA hassling twits who thought it was okay to steal > > music. I can well imagine other big booted organisations deciding that > > it was time to apply Darwin principles to some plebs on the net. Who > > knows, eventually there might be "driving computer without due care" > > laws. > > Hm, I can see reckless driving as applied to computers. Maybe we're onto > something. But that means the net would grow traffic cops. Is that a good > thing? How about a hearty band of roving admins with stun-guns? Up close and personal, I say. :) Ric --
