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From Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, for About.com

Discuss RIAA Legislation In This Hot Forum Topic

Tuesday July 22, 2003
netsecurity.guide said:

"I understand where you're coming from somewhat, but draconian laws generally fail to actually accomplish their intended goal. Like I said in the article- Prohibition did not stop the sale of alcohol. Drug laws have not stopped the drug trade. Gun laws have not kept AK-47's or MAC-10's out of the hands of criminals and gang members.

Laws are only relevant to the lawful. If someone is lawless in the first place making more laws to stop them seems ironically pointless"...To read the rest of this post and all of the other posts in this discussion click here: Forum Topic-Counter-Hacking: The Sequel.

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