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[Michael Butash]

I have an acquaintance that used to run an anon ftp in high school back 
when warezing was cool in the 90's (before lawyers hover like vultures 
for a free meal), and got an early life lesson when he was approached by 
the fbi for hosting child porn.  Someone unknown uploaded it to his 
server, and being mostly a child himself still, he had no idea.  His 
entire adult life (college, jobs, credit, etc) was instantly ruined as a 
convicted "pedophile" across public records for an indefinite future.

Some 15yr later, he just literally got it cleaned off his record with 
legal battles since then a few years ago, as now they sort of understand 
the dynamics that "ip.addr!=human" around internet law, but there's 
obviously trail of undesirable pointers still.  Not to mention he's long 
since screwed now from having any normal job or quality of life from it 
to build on now being well into his 30's.

This always stands as a poignant reminder of "don't be that guy" for me 
from early on.

-mb


On 03/20/2013 12:38 AM, Derek Trotter wrote:
> You're right on all points. I heard once about a law firm in Nashville
> that was questioned by the FBI. It turned out the local branch of the
> NAACP got some threatening emails. Further investigation discovered
> their wifi was unsecured and someone in a building across the street was
> the actual culprit.