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- From: jagrant@emr1.emr.ca (John Grant)
- Newsgroups: comp.programming
- Subject: Re: Virus Programs 4 Sale (Virus, Trojans, etc)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.223649.3794@emr1.emr.ca>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 22:36:49 GMT
- References: <1k2k6pINNdng@digex.digex.com> <1993Jan26.070707.28320@emr1.emr.ca> <C1H46E.G2I@moscow.uidaho.edu>
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- In article <C1H46E.G2I@moscow.uidaho.edu> kramer893@snake.cs.uidaho.edu (KRAMER BRIAN M) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan26.070707.28320@emr1.emr.ca> jagrant@emr1.emr.ca (John Grant) writes:
- >>
- >> There are probably many bleeding heart civil libertarians
- >> out there who will disagree with me, but I think it's
- >> about time we got some new laws that would make it a crime
- >> to distribute virus-related material, regardless of any
- >> disclaimers or denials of responsibility.
- >
- >Since when does code become illegal? There is no difference between one
- >piece of software and another if they are made of the same binary bits.
-
- That's a pretty naive comment, don't you think?
-
- There is no difference between the steel door
- hinges on the front door of your house and a loaded
- .357 magnum gun and the steel casing of a nuclear
- weapon, either. After all they are all made of steel.
-
- Don't you think there is a difference between the *purpose*
- or *intent* of a program (or segment of a program) and
- the material from which it is made or the form in which
- it resides?
- --
- John A. Grant jagrant@emr1.emr.ca
- Airborne Geophysics
- Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa
-