for the record
INTRODUCED BY Senator Murray
(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Correa and Leslie)
(Coauthor: Senator Romero)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Aghazarian, Chavez, Shirley Horton,
Jackson, Koretz, Leno, Maze, Nation, Negrete McLeod, Vargas, and Yee)
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/03-04/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1436_bill_20040928_chaptered.htmlIt is a start ... hopefully, it won't be the last.
fyi - a google found some 'discussion' re the bill/law here at news for nerds:
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/05/01/01/1430220.shtml?tid=158&tid=98&tid=17sample comments:
(d) Nothing in this section shall apply to any monitoring of, or interaction with, a subscriber's Internet <...> connection or service, or a protected computer, by a telecommunications carrier, cable operator, computer hardware or software provider, or provider of information service or interactive computer service for <...> - "Hm, does the whole thing still make sense? (Doesn't the highlighted exception defeat the whole purpose of the bill?)"
- "So ... the software provider is allowed to monitor your private machine and you(r) connection. This does absolutely nothing to stop spyware-riddled software from being sold to unwitting consumers."
"detection or prevention of the unauthorized use of or fraudulent or other illegal activities in connection with a network, service, or computer software, including scanning for and removing software proscribed under this chapter"- "Hrrrmmmmm.....Sounds like we still can't keep the RIAA out of our computers. Loop holes, loop holes, loop holes."
- "I think they just made it explicitly legal for the MPAA, RIAA, or BSA to install spyware on your computer to counter copyright
infring(e)ment. What a shame, a rotten egg in a perfectly good law."