Bye France!
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20 Jun 2008, 20:32
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http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4165519.ece
Anyone else thinking of a DoS-Attack (Denial of Service) against French internet users?
e.g.: Use a botnet to distribute a song, claim copyright infringement and get (almost) everyone on that botnet banned*. Repeat until a significant number of the French population is banned from using the internet and ask Sarkozy how this could have happened.
Just one possibility.
*Note: even though the article states otherwise, apparently you can get banned for a first time offense. And they don't even need a judge to ban anyone.
Anyone else thinking of a DoS-Attack (Denial of Service) against French internet users?
e.g.: Use a botnet to distribute a song, claim copyright infringement and get (almost) everyone on that botnet banned*. Repeat until a significant number of the French population is banned from using the internet and ask Sarkozy how this could have happened.
Just one possibility.
*Note: even though the article states otherwise, apparently you can get banned for a first time offense. And they don't even need a judge to ban anyone.
The funny thing is that the comission which created that law-project was leaded by the CEO of the first cd-seller in france.
The most serious thing is the violation of the presumption of innocence, i barely know the law, but afaik there would be no judge involved and therefore roughly no control over the authority...
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