[ EEPI-Discuss ] P2P Firms Helping to Block Child Porn

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

Date:    Sat, 04 Jun 2005 08:40:47 EDT
From:    David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: [IP] Dallas Morning News: CP Tests File-Share Firms
To:      Ip ip <ip@v2.listbox.com>

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From: "Lin, Herb" <HLin@nas.edu>
Date: June 3, 2005 9:34:02 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: FW: +++ Dallas Morning News: CP Tests File-Share Firms


For IP if you think relevant

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/060105dnbuschildporn.102ffe5a6.html


Child porn tests file-share firms

Case may shift balance between user privacy and fighting crime

Wednesday, June 1, 2005

By CRAYTON HARRISON / The Dallas Morning News

File-sharing companies have gotten caught between police and child  
pornographers.

Makers of software such as Grokster are walking a fine line, trying  
to help nab child porn traffickers while guarding users' privacy.

The companies don't want to appear to have too much control over what  
users trade.

After all, they're busy defending themselves against copyright  
lawsuits by the entertainment industry, which wants them to stop  
users from trading pop songs and movies.

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