[IP] more on Ohio University announces changes in file-sharing policies

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: "David P. Reed" <dpreed@reed.com>
Date: April 27, 2007 9:41:33 AM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Cc: ip@v2.listbox.com, Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Ohio University announces changes in file- 
sharing policies

CALEA provides facilities.   However, use of those facilities to spy  
on traffic requires a judicial warrant.   It is not proper or legal  
for the owner of network facilities to use those facilities *as if  
they are a law enforcement agency*.   Ohio U is not a law enforcement  
agency, and its CIO has no judicial warrant.

Note that this is a comment on Brett Glass's position that CALEA  
grants him power over "his" customers, lest I be viewed as attacking  
Mr. Glass, who has taken personal offense at mere disagreement  
before.   I am debunking his *position* only , and I expect the usual  
ad hominem response attacking me no matter this disclaimer.

- David

David Farber wrote:
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.net>
> Date: April 26, 2007 1:33:20 PM EDT
> To: dave@farber.net, ip@v2.listbox.com
> Subject: Re: [IP] more on Ohio University announces changes in file- 
> sharing policies
>
> At 09:22 AM 4/26/2007, David Reed wrote:
>
> > It would be interesting to know whether Ohio University, an agency of
> > the state, is inspecting the content of packets being sent between
> > ordinary citizens in its enforcement activities in this regard.
>
> Any facilities-based Internet provider -- public or private -- is
> required by CALEA to be able to monitor traffic. And any responsible
> ISP should be able to monitor his or her network for abuse. Media
> piracy software (sometimes called "P2P" software by people who wish
> to conflate it with legitimate software that operates in a peer to
> peer mode) abuses the network, often without the consent of the user
> who installed it. Universities have the right, and in fact an  
> obligation,
> to prohibit crimes on campus. And any ISP -- especially a University,
> where much network abuse occurs -- is therefore fully within its  
> rights
> to prohibit abuse of the network.
>
> --Brett Glass
>
>
>
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