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Kristian Hermansen wrote: > Interestingly, have you ever read your ISPs terms of service in > detail? When my father signed up for Adelphia 8 years ago or so (no > other high-speed around the area) I actually read through it. The > terms clearly stated... > > "...assumes all ownership for any ideas, communication, and > technologies produced and transmitted via this service..." Someone else pointed out recently (on this list perhaps, or maybe I saw it on slashdot), that Comcast has (or had, I saw it a while ago, but can't find it now) the a very similar thing in their agreement. In one line, they said they weren't responsible for anything, then in the next line claimed copyright on anything going over their wires. Since I can't find it now, maybe they came to their senses and removed that clause... > So, if you write some proprietary code, and upload to your web server, > Adelphia now has the right to use your source code. It's ridiculous, > but no one ever reads the terms of service. It's also completely unenforceable. If you use ssh/ssl for all your important traffic, they can't prove what you're doing anyway. Matt -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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