Democrat Wants to Legalize Internet Attacks On Networks [InterNacht Coming]

Washington Post ^

[AppyPappy]

"Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) wants to legalize DoS attacks on P2P networks such as Kazaa and Morpheus by 'copyright holders.' The Washington Post reports on his proposed legislation here. Berman's bill, to be introduced in the next several weeks, would attempt to minimize the illegal trading of copyrighted songs and other content on "peer-to-peer" (P2P) networks by permitting copyright holders to use technology against pirates. As can be expected, the RIAA is in favor of the proposed legislation."

[AppyPappy]

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[Renegade]

If I were the DoS attacker in this matter , I would think before I acted . Internet counter-attacks can be hell. I teach kids at the MIDDLE SCHOOL level that I am sure have enough knowledge to disable just about any any system . I am in a state of " future shock" when I watch them master the keyboards.

[Gorzaloon]

Let's correct this in order to comply with "Truth In Labelling":

"Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) has been hired, bribed, rented, and bought by the Recording Industry to legalize and encourage DoS attacks on P2P networks such as Kazaa and Morpheus by 'copyright holders.'

As others have pointed out, the kids using these services are more than a match for some people.

Talk about bringing a knife to a gunfight! :-)

[jimtorr]

If they want to start a war on the web, then they should go right ahead with these methods.

The Recording Industry Association of America said in a statement ........ that "Internet piracy undermines the growth of legitimate online music sites and hurts all consumers in the long run."

Nonsense. The best way to limit piracy is to set up online music sales sites, at a big discount over the record stores. That will reduce profits for the distributors, but hey, life is sometimes unfair.

[RabidBartender]

Howard Berman espousing the merits of being a vigilante.

Someone should conduct a DoS attack on his website, but the sad thing is, I don't think anyone would notice.

[KuernoDeChivo]

I'm not sure what type of traffic those aps are using but if it's a HTTP connection the new technology based on switches like the Alteon will make that plan useless. With delayed bindings the only people that will really pay will be the ISPs and the users of the internet in general.

Just what we need more useless traffic.

The youngsters are much smarter than that. In some cities they are already setting up 802.11 networks and BBS system for music. (Due to the crack down on pirate stations)

Looks like another "feel good" law.

-Good luck to 'em!

[steve-b]

Democrat Wants to Legalize Internet Attacks On Networks

That's a natural corrolary to their philosophy of wanting to legalize vote fraud.

[JRandomFreeper]

ping

[3AngelaD]

Well put. See my comments in the version of this above.
What the industry needs to do is figure out a convenient way to let people buy single track MP3 files over the internet. But I guess that would be too simple, and wouldn't satisfy their overwhelming greed to charge everyone on the planet $17 for a CD that has only one good track. MP3.com lets you download some, but the choices are very random. What Mr. Berman (of the famously bad judgment and willingness to sell to the highest bidder) is advocating is a recipe for chaos.

[JRandomFreeper]

If little Jimmy's ISP allows the DoS attack, he'll lose a customer. Most ISPs block DoS attacks when they know about them. Sheesh. More cluelessness from lusers.

And if they accidentally target a legitimate P2P network, they should expect to get sued.

/john

[Paleo Conservative]

I wouldn't mind DOS attacks on spam servers.

[steve-b]

I wouldn't mind DOS attacks on spam servers.

Yes, and those should be explicitly legal -- spamming is inherently a theft of services in itself, and disabling the spammer is self-defense.