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Re: Intel v. Randal Schwartz: Why care?
In <4chvb8$rve@natasha.rmii.com> mdaymon@rainbow.rmii.com (Maxwell
Daymon) writes:
>If the law allows prosecution, ANY company
>could suddenly decide to take advantage of it....
>The fact that the law ALLOWED
>intel's reaction is the problem.
There are thousands of bad laws on the books. Yes, they are bad. Yes,
they will often let you legally stab somebody in the back. Yes, they
should be removed.
Until they are, one must rely on the good conscience of people who
could misuse these laws and choose not to. One cannot rely on the good
conscience of a company like Intel, which has demonstrated that it
has none.
This is definitely a problem.
--
Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net>
"please ignore Dhesi" -- Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU>
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