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Nick Andrew wrote:
> When you buy a car, is the car dealer required to inform you that
> your vehicle can't do 300 Km/h, or that you shouldn't sound the horn
> continuously as you drive? There isn't a product in existence which
> doesn't have some limitations to its use (except perhaps for Linux)
> but it isn't necessary to specify _all_ the limitations because
> (un)common sense should take hold.

The question is really "what should be expected".  If
I buy a car, it would not be reasonable for me to claim
that my mini should do 300km/h.  However, if there is
anything unusual about it, the dealer -is- required to
let me know before I buy.

I do not expect an ISP to take my web pages down simply
because my ISP thinks they might break the law.  If my
ISP thinks that, then my ISP should report me to the
police, and I will deal with it.

The person who places the material on the 'net must be
held responsible for it.  If the ISP also wishes to provide 
a public service by informing users of their legal
obligations, that's wonderful.  But otherwise they should
stick to running the computers.

That's my opinion.  Now, if an ISP expressly says "No Sex on
user web pages", then I think that's fine as well.  As long as
that is in their terms and conditions, so that the user has the
opportunity to be well informed before they buy.

MM