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Australian ISPs agree to three-strikes-plus-court-order anti-piracy plan

Fluffy Bunny

Re: Dumb question from a newbie

"would this protect me, err, him from this 3 strikes malarkey?"

It's a little known fact of law, that it isn't illegal to commit a crime, only to get caught doing so. So, for instance if I were to go through a red light on my girlfriend's bycicle, there would be no penalty. On the other hand, if I were to do it in my Ferarri, everybody on the road would be texting my licence plate to old plod.

Oh, and if you were to say it's against the law to text while driving... well the law can be blind to certain infractions if it wants. After all, it's only a minor little text, whereas if I were to text while driving my Ferarri... the walls of the gaol would be crumbling down before I was let out.

Does this tell you anything about big media?

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