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To: frithguild
In a communication network, there are only electrons passing through it, which are fungible and not capable of being deemed tangible property.

Tell that to the RIAA suing all those people for downloading music. If I intercept a VOIP phone call, I'm guilty of illegal wiretapping same as if I intercepted a POTS phone call.

17 posted on 12/08/2010 11:46:54 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
Tell that to the RIAA suing all those people for downloading music.

It becomes tangible property once it is stored on a device owned by the end user. It is not property while it is in transmission in the network.

18 posted on 12/08/2010 11:52:26 AM PST by frithguild (The Democrat Party Brand - Big Government protecting Entrenched Interests from Competition)
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