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]]> By: Preston http://www.bloggernews.net/117088#comment-554449 Preston Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:33:44 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/117088#comment-554449 "The bill establishes that unless auction site owners can show specific steps to prove goods being sold were not being obtained by theft or fraud, they could be viewed as “facilitating” the activity." This sounds to me like they are guilty until proven innocent, which goes against everything our court system stands for; it would be a travesty if such a law were passed. Also, the Phishing aspect is completely irrelevant - ebay and PayPal are no more at fault for these fraudulent emails than banks are (another very frequent usage), and ebay has a department set up to combat such emails, which are a) copyright violations against the auction sites and b) hurtful to their business. “The bill establishes that unless auction site owners can show specific steps to prove goods being sold were not being obtained by theft or fraud, they could be viewed as “facilitating” the activity.”

This sounds to me like they are guilty until proven innocent, which goes against everything our court system stands for; it would be a travesty if such a law were passed.

Also, the Phishing aspect is completely irrelevant - ebay and PayPal are no more at fault for these fraudulent emails than banks are (another very frequent usage), and ebay has a department set up to combat such emails, which are a) copyright violations against the auction sites and b) hurtful to their business.

]]> By: Joe Poniatowski http://www.bloggernews.net/117088#comment-452255 Joe Poniatowski Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:37:13 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/117088#comment-452255 Interesting, and hopefully these bills turn into useful laws, but the best hope lies with better-informed users. A better educated, smarter user base will do more to curb cybercrime than any law, IMHO. Interesting, and hopefully these bills turn into useful laws, but the best hope lies with better-informed users. A better educated, smarter user base will do more to curb cybercrime than any law, IMHO.

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