Bruce Schneier Hullabaloo

[Neil Johnson]

On Saturday 21 December 2002 08:45 am, Anonymous wrote:
>
> The high ranking for power concentration you implicity give to
> transnationals is undeserved and you are fearful of the wrong
> threat. The humblest meter maid can commence a process against
> you with consequences far greater than those that can be
> directed your way by the CEO of the most loathsome transnational
> company. That meter maid can write you a ticket. If unpaid, you
> will be fined. If unpaid again, your property will be seized. If
> you resist having your property seized, you will be beaten. If
> you resist being beaten, you will be shot until dead.
>
> Your most dreaded CEO can only dream for the power of a meter
> maid.
>
Uhhhh, how about.

1. Big multi-national corporation buys off politicians to pass laws to protect 
their business model (DMCA anyone ?)
2. Gets meter maid to enforce said law.
3. See above.

Ahhh, I see. Let's just get rid of the middle-man (government) and then the 
corps can take take of enforcement directly (pirate a song, get whacked).

Much more efficient I would guess.

-- 
Neil Johnson
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