On 5/13/06, Timwi timwi@gmx.net wrote:
Erik Moeller wrote:
I've written down some thoughts on the problem of distributing IP addresses and anonymization tools a while ago:
That page does not consider the possibility that circumventing the censorship may be illegal in the affected countries. Of course /you/ think you're in the right because you "know" that censorship is wrong, but you're nevertheless encouraging people to commit a crime in their country, which itself may be illegal or at least immoral.
Timwi
A group of people got together and decided to oppress another group of people. Just because the former group is large and powerful and calls itself a country doesn't negate the fact that I have a right and to some extent a duty to assist that oppressed group.
As for the legality of the situation, I'm not going to attempt a guess. For my own personal situation I take some comfort in the fact that the group of people who got together to oppress the group of which I'm a member tend to respect our freedom of speech. But YMMV.
"In capitalism, people exploit people. In communism, it's the other way around."
Anthony