[67956] in Cypherpunks
Re: SPA sues C2, other ISPs and users
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Duncan Frissell)
Sun Oct 13 07:16:48 1996
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 06:55:58 -0400
To: Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com>, Matthew Ghio <ghio@myriad.alias.net>
From: Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
At 03:34 AM 10/13/96 -0700, Greg Broiles wrote:
>In the Ninth Circuit, the standard for contributory infringement is "[o]ne
>who, with knowledge of the infringing activity, induces, causes, or
>materially contributes to the infringing conduct of another, may be held
>liable as a 'contributory' infringer". _Fonovisa v. Cherry Auction_ 96
>C.D.O.S. 517 (CA9, 1996)
But how will a civil action be effective as soon as millions of people have
10 mb/s full-time net connections and can be their own ISPs and judgment
proof at the same time?
DCF
