[78870] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Utah governor signs Net-porn bill
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Barak)
Thu Mar 24 11:39:21 2005
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:38:54 -0800 (PST)
From: David Barak <thegameiam@yahoo.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: 6667
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
--- William Allen Simpson <wsimpson@greendragon.com>
wrote:
> I'm assuming that you really operate an ISP in Utah.
> And that you are
> willing to spend some time in jail at various times,
> have $10,000 or so
> for bail, and a few $100,000 for attorney fees --
> none of which you'll
> get back even should you win.
wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to simply get a
lawyer and an engineer in the same room and brainstorm
until you came up with something which
pretty-much-worked(tm) and was at least arguably
compliant with the law? There have been a couple of
ideas bandied about on this list which are arguably
compliant and technically simple.
>
> I've spent time in jail on principle. I'm glad to
> see others are still
> willing to stand up and be counted!
This isn't a principle for which I'd gladly go to
jail. All I'm saying is that it isn't the
doom&gloom you're portraying - Utah politicians being
difficult doesn't mean the end of free speech forever.
Why not wait and see what happens?
-David Barak
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