filling it with tons of friends so the landlord can't get in. As long
as my rent is paid I have the right to use the space allotted to me.
If the landlord has not established an "Occupancy" limit and has no
way to enact one.... I can put as many people there as I want. If he
has no controls to cover the "Common areas" I can fill those to and
thus legally deny service to other tenants and or the landlord himself
as long as no physical damage is being done.
On Dec 11, 7:08 am, Bruce Majors <majors.br...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Joe E
> To: libertarian-...@meetup.com
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> I wanted to take a minute to respond to Eric's analogy trying to justify
> "denial of service" computer attacks, suggesting that such behavior does not
> represent a crime.
> ...
>
> Eric's analogy, suggesting that a computer "denial of service" attack is the
> equivalent of people, in large numbers, going to a business owner's premises
> and loitering, thus preventing that business owner from conducting business,
> fails to properly represent the action of computer "denial of service" (DoS)
> attacks.
>
> In DoS, the attackers are using a tool, the computer -- which is designed to
> do repetitive "actions" effortlessly -- to block (using electrons) a
> business owner and those the owner invites onto his servers, from accessing
> his rightful property (the servers). Eric's analogy would be a more accurate
> representation if he suggested people sent large numbers of robots to crowd
> in a business's doorway and prevent the business owner, and anyone else,
> from accessing the business.
>
> The other issue Eric is misrepresenting is the nature of private property
> when a business opens that property inviting the public to come and engage
> in business transactions with him. His "open for business" sign is NOT
> saying he is giving up all control and people can come and loiter and
> interrupt his business operation. He can tell people to "get out" of his
> store; if they refuse, he can have them arrested for trespassing.
>
> In a DoS attack, the attackers are ignoring the rules of the private
> property they program their computers to attack. The business (server)
> owner, when opening his computers to access from the public is NOT giving
> anyone "unlimited freedom" to access that space; that space -- on PRIVATE
> property -- is open for those seeking to engage in potential transactions
> with the business owner.
>
> These points are important; trespassing (which is what a DoS attack
> represents) does not need to involve "damage" to be the crime it is (even
> though it does normally involve the damage of interrupting business
> operations). It is an action which ignores the rights of private property
> owners. Just because someone uses a tool (the computer) to reach out and
> trespass (and interrupt people as they seek to engage in business
> transactions with others) does not change the nature of their action.
>
> The computer and internet is a tool like a "long stick"; a person using it
> needs to be mindful of the rights of others in that space -- on the
> communication lines and onto the servers owned by others -- when he "pokes"
> onto their property.
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