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title: U.S. Senate wants to ban P2P
author: Tris
date: 2004-07-23
url: https://www.trishussey.com/us-senate-wants-to-ban-p2p/
---

This seems so much like Prohibition that it isn't even funny.  P2P
networks are a tool.  A tool that, granted, is being used for some
not good things.  Trying to ban something like this just won't
work.  Groove is a P2P network.  One could shuttle all kinds
of information, completely encrypted, to a group of people.  Even
the U.S. Government uses Groove, extensively.

Bottom line, it's election year sensationalism.  I hope it dies a quick death on the Senate floor.

Senator wants to ban P2P networks | CNET News.com


The chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary said
Thursday that a ban on file-trading networks is urgently required but
agreed to work with tech companies concerned that devices like Apple
Computer's iPod would be imperiled.