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Originally Posted by vivaldirules
(pokes head in the door wearing as much armor as he could wear to ask an innocent question)
If, instead, a law was passed that was reliable (not subject to possible false accusations) and protected people's privacy but was effective at detecting illegal file-sharing, would it have been acceptable? I realize that without the details of such a hypothetical law, it's hard to say anything at all. But I'm trying to find out how much of people's pretty boisterous objections are simply because it's a law designed to protect intellectual property rights for which you personally may or may not have any respect for.
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Absolutely acceptable. I think it would end up ineffectual, as people would just use other means to transfer files (like sneakernet), but perfectly acceptable. If you have that answer, please tell Congress, the EU and other interested parties.