17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Evidence, how did the cases the FCC brought turn out? If the network had used commercial radio licenses, how much more would it have cost them (per node; I have a vague idea of the size and power of a random Amateur Packet Radio node (in computer terms and cost))? Would this have given them greater immunity in prosecution? (Hmm.. if you're passing it on, you're broadcasting it? Could encryption tech be used to "enhance" APRN to give sysops "plausible deniability?" Phil