[Noisebridge-discuss] why didn't i think of asking you all before?

Brian Molnar brian.molnar at gmail.com
Tue Sep 15 20:22:18 UTC 2009


I think I can answer that one. 'Cause Ohio prosecutors have way too
much time on their hands. And moreover this whole concept of
'computers' is relatively new to the state.

- Brian


On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:49 AM, John Menerick <john.menerick at gmail.com> wrote:
> You may wish to look at this interesting legal precedent from an Ohio court
> ->   http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/504
>
> "At work, why is it that when I run around on the Internet, I can be labeled
> a hacker and treated as such?"
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Quinn Norton <quinn at quinnnorton.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm working on a feature for MaxPC answering your digital rights
>> questions. My editor and I will pick around 10 questions, and i'll
>> interview lawyer types like those at the EFF (hi, eff ppl) to answer
>> them.
>>
>> I'm especially eager for questions on mashups, because I want to go
>> research the legals of them, but any digital rights questions is
>> potentially doable.
>>
>> Here's an example of some questions I have right now:
>>
>> Question: If I bring my personal laptop to work, does my employer have
>> the right to search that computer?
>>
>> Question: If I bring my work home and my own PC is hacked with my work
>> stuff on it, am I liable?
>>
>> Question: Is there any circumstance that allows for legal downloading of
>> copyrighted material through torrents or P2P?
>>
>> Question: Is downloading TV shows off bittorrent illegal? If so, why
>> is it different from Tivo'ing and fast forwarding through commercials?
>>
>> Please let me know what you'd like to see answered!
>>
>> Q
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