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| Include OS providers in the liability stream At the head of the CP80 group is SCO Chairman Ralph Yarro, who was involved in SCO's Linux ownership claims and subsequent assault on IBM. This week Yarro's group has been pushing to pass laws that would hold ISPs or hotspot owners legally liable (also see Techdirt & Wi-Fi Networking News) if porn is viewed by minors via their network or hotspot.
I wonder what Mr. Yarro would say to holding operating systems providers (like SCO UNIX for starters) legally liable for infections and security breaches, with additional penalties for those that result in porn popups, infections and downloads. I think congress should add that little addendum to any legislation Yarro and company proposes.
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