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In article <3597F02C.999@pacbell.net>,
Mark Denman  <mdenman@pacbell.net> wrote:
|Actually, by taking on the responsibility for illegal activity
|originating from their systems, the Freenet has also taken on a major
|liability as well.
|
|Imagine a freenet user stalking someone. Imagine child pornography
|posted from freenet. 
|
|Now imagine freenet being sued for this. Other ISP's have policies about
|illegal usage, but it is stated as etiquette and includes fine print
|exempting the provider from actual responsibility for these illegal
|activities. Freenet better have gotten some good legal advice about this
|new policy.


	Yes, this is a serious concern.  It appears that
	politics are influencing common sense a bit more
	that one might be comfortable with...  Thanks
	for the advice.


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