Having a real hard time getting upset about this. CL didn’t just block their IP, they sent them a letter. Words, in ink, on a dead tree. This doesn’t sound like the kind of law I might accidentally run afoul of. As usual, the EFF tries to make it sound like everyone using DHCP is going to be rounded up. I generally support the content of the EFF’s message, but man do they try hard to make me hate the messenger.
There’s a serious potential for mischief that is encouraged by this decision, as companies could arbitrarily decide whose authorization to “revoke” and need only write a letter and block an IP address to invoke the power of a felony criminal statute in what is, at best, a civil business dispute.
CL’s lawsuit against 3taps is a civil lawsuit. How does the eff propose two businesses resolve a dispute? With guns?
Having a real hard time getting upset about this. CL didn’t just block their IP, they sent them a letter. Words, in ink, on a dead tree. This doesn’t sound like the kind of law I might accidentally run afoul of. As usual, the EFF tries to make it sound like everyone using DHCP is going to be rounded up. I generally support the content of the EFF’s message, but man do they try hard to make me hate the messenger.
A particular quote I found problematic:
CL’s lawsuit against 3taps is a civil lawsuit. How does the eff propose two businesses resolve a dispute? With guns?
To be fair, 3tap was hiding their IP address in defiance of a C&D letter.