[LINK] Optus@Home moves to outlaw pirates

[Malcolm Miles]

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:49:37 +1000, you wrote:

>> > > 2. Optus@Home moves to outlaw pirates
>> > > Cable & Wireless Optus is planning to abolish pirate activity on its
>> > > broadband service, terminating customers caught in the act of downloading
>> > > copyright material and unlicensed software.

>I also can not imagine a system that can identify commercial
>software reliablty. Do you finger print MS Office, then the baddies just
>encrypt it.

Even downloading MS Office could be quite legal. I could be downloading it from work to use at home. Not illegal if the company has purchased a "Work-At-Home" license for me.

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Best wishes,
Malcolm