From: Felix Lee <flee@teleport.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 00:52:55 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Guerilla Internet Service Providers (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <199601012358.RAA01029@einstein.ssz.com>
Message-ID: <199601020427.UAA16858@desiree.teleport.com>
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Lucky Green:
> Wrong. Only 0.03% of the home PCs have to be seized and the owners
> incarcerated. The remaining users will cease to carry controlled data on
> their own.

depends.  prohibition was a failure.  information is much easier to
duplicate and conceal, spy thrillers aside.  many people find it hard
to justify information being dangerous, especially if it's something
innocuous like just another cryptosystem, or just another penis.

compare with software piracy.  when was the last time a kid in your
neighborhood was busted for unlicensed copying of software?  and
software is big business, lots of suits and $$$.  they can try to make
disassemblers illegal, but it's not likely to succeed.

Jim Choate:
> If you live in the Austin, TX area I will setup a dedicated slip for you at
> only $100/mo.

in the Portland Oregon area, the price ranges from $234/year to
$1750/year for unlimited ppp access.  (I have no idea how long the
$234/year is going to stay in business.  that won't even cover the
cost of a phone line.)
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