On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:42:36 +0900 John Summerfield <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Alan Cox wrote: > > >>> > >> Actually most courts will tel you that ignorance is not an excuse. > > > > And most lawyers in the US would no doubt argue he's a communciation > > service provider and protected from all kinds of things done by other > > people. > > Ah, but would His Honour agree? I think there is a good chance yes. Even if the usual exemptions don't apply its analogous to someone abusing any other service you provide - you aren't normally at fault unless you knew about the abuse going on and didn't act. But I'm not a lawyer and the US is mad. Alan
