[AusNOG] Urgent - Pacnet NOC contact (with BGP clue)

[Shaun Dwyer]

IANAL either, but yes you're right.

Just because you write it into a contract, it doesn't make it legal. Whats happening now amounts to at minimum a DOS attack.

The "I'm only doing what my employer/government/Führer told me to" AFAIK only goes so far. You personally can be held accountable for your actions.
At the end of the day, don't do anything you personally aren't happy with in the line of your job, no matter what your job is or who you work for.

I just hope this gets resolved quickly.

Cheers!
-Shaun


On 12/12/2010, at 9:53 AM, Ben McGinnes wrote:

> On 12/12/10 12:32 PM, Noel Butler wrote:
>> 
>> Lastly, I'd love to see what sort of court would uphold some ludicrous
>> clause in a contract that says they can do  what they are doing, and if
>> it is so in such a contract and the court upholds it, well, need I say
>> any more.
> 
> IANAL, but IIRC criminal law trumps commercial law every time.  If the
> acts are a breach of any relevant Acts, then it doesn't matter much
> what penalisation options are included in the contract.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Ben
> 
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