From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 23:42:32 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Martin Hannigan Pervert Pedophile
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kibo <kibo@thecia.net> writes:
...
> > > That's not as misguided as it seems. Common carriers are regulated
> > > heavily, and many ISPs don't generally seek that regulation.
> > >
>
> That is a telephone type of "common carrier."  but anybody with a
> "common carrier status" is not going to get regulated.  All it means
> is a hands-off approach to users postings.
>
> Even for a death threat, I will not terminate any user, because
> the law is not mine to enforce.  And this "copyright" shit is the
> same argument.  SPA needs to be attacked and undermined.

The ISP cannot determine that a particular patterns of 1's and 0's
constitutes a "death threat" and/or a "copyright violation".

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps