Thaler
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Encino, CA
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Re: This will not matter
said by TKJunkMail  :They will just go after those workstations exhibiting massive amounts of traffic. They will get them even if they use encryption to try and hide. Nothing the students do will hide the amount of traffic generated by P2P. ...other than the workstations that legitimately and daily genererate a lot of traffic. Some projects in CS required a lot of number-crunching and data-sharing through the computer networks there. Students tapping into this also generated a ton o' traffic.
I'd hate to see the universities cracking down on Computer Science majors acting well within their rights. |
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
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Re: More colleges should do this
said by brandon :It's finding the innocents that is difficult, and a monumental waste of time. Better to throw them all out, and let the innocents plead not guilty. Quite the "guilty until proven innocent" kinda guy, eh? |
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
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said by TKJunkMail :They can download that same software using FTP or HTTP protocols. If those also aren't blocked. (I find FTP transfers nigh-impossible sitting behind the campus network)
Not to meantion, direct FTP and/or HTTP transfers to some legit sites are slow or not offered. A P2P block certainly interferes with students trying to get these legitimate services, or at least do so in a timely fashion. |
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
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said by yock :Tell me something, how does this differ from any other debate which surrounds the control of technology to control behavior? Why does it make sense to ban p2p to prevent piracy, but banning guns to prevent violent crime is folly? You've got a point.
However, the right to bear arms is secured by the bill of rights. The right to download porn, however, was never stated.  |
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brandon
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said by yock :Driving requires training, as you can kill people when you operate a vehicle improperty. I dont' think the same could be said of BitTorrent... Killing someone = illegal.
Copyright infringement = illegal. |
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cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
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Re: This will not matter
said by patcat88 :But the question then is, are you required to give up your encryption keys ALA 1984 to "show" you arent guilty of a crime? Or is plausible deniability and 4th amendment still legal in USA? They could care less what you are actually transmitting. You don't HAVE to give up anything. Just as they don't HAVE to provide you with a network connection either.
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Thaler
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Encino, CA
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Re: More colleges should do this
said by brandon :Killing someone = illegal. Copyright infringement = illegal. Umm...if you view murder as being in the same ballpark as copyright infringement...there's some problems.
You're comparing apples to oranges to prove a point. By the same token, I could very well equate George W. to the VT shooter based on the fact that they're both male. |
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