Definition of P2P (was Feinstein)

Thu Sep 2 06:19:31 UTC 2004

Joe Johnson wrote:

>All this hit here in Illinois when the Super DCMA took effect, and it
>technically became illegal to use a router in your home (as the Illinois
>DCMA restricts the ability to hide the source or destination of any
>electronic communication, kinda like NAT).  I certainly didn't pull NAT
>off my home or my office connections! I think no one has been called
>down (e.g., no one has challenged) on the law, but I could be arrested
>at any time for running a basic Netgear router on my broadband at home.
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Making NAT illegal is a good idea, however it was done for all the wrong 
reasons.

Pete

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