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1、TELECOMMUNICATIONS&TECHNOLOGYWouldindirectliabilityreducecostlycyberspaceexternalities?HoldingInternetServiceProvidersAccountableBYDOUGLASLICHTMANUniversityofChicagonternetserviceproviders(isps)arelargelyaccusedsubscriberthatpiracyisillegalandthat“thecom-immunefromlegalliabilityforthevario
2、usformsofplainingcopyrightholdermighttakehisevidencetocourt,onlinemalfeasancetowhichtheycontribute.Amer-wherewewillbeforcedtorevealyouridentityandprovideicaOnline,forexample,paidMattDrudge$3,000furtherevidenceofyourallegedbadacts.”Imaginetheshiv-amonthtowriteanonlinegossipcolumn;buterthatw
3、ouldgodownaninfringer’sspineuponfindingthatIwhenDrudgeusedthecolumntoaccuseClintonnoteinhismailbox,completewithaspecificaccusationthatappointeeSidneyBlumenthalofspousalabuse,afed-hedownloadedMadonnalastTuesdayatmidnightfromhiseraljudgeruledthataolborenoresponsibilityforthesmear.bedroomcomp
4、uter.Similarly,VerizonCommunicationstodaycountsamongitsThecopyrightanddefamationimmunitiestowhichIsubscribersanuntoldnumberofpeer-to-peerpirates,yetthealludehavebeeninplaceforyearsandwouldbedifficulttofirmfacesnofinancialliabilityforcopyrightinfringementdisplace.Ithereforewanttofocusinstea
5、donwhatisshap-onlineand,indeed,doesalmostnothingtohelpcopyrightinguptobethenextimmunitybattle:therecentpushtoholdersdefendtheirwork.immunizeInternetserviceprovidersfortheirroleintheThisissurprising.Afterall,whileitsurelywouldbepropagationofworms,viruses,andotherformsofmaliciousunwisetopuni
6、shispsforeverybadactcommittedbytheircomputercode.Drawinganalogiestocopyrightanddefama-subscribersanditwouldbeequallyfoolishtoforceservicetion,courtshaveinrecentyearsreadtherelevantstatutesandproviderstoplaypolicemanininstanceswherethecostsofinterpretedcommonlawprinciplessuchthatispsaretoda
7、ydoingsowouldoverwhelmanyplausiblebenefits,legallia-almostentirelyunaccountableforissuesofcybersecurity.bilitycantakemoremodestforms.Withrespecttocopy-But,asIwillarguehere,immunityinthisinstanceishardtorightinfringement,forinstance,whynotrequireispstodefendonp
