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UK High Court Orders ISPs to Identify File-sharers
securitas writes "The BBC reports that the British High Court has ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to divulge the identities of 28 customers accused of music file-sharing to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the UK equivalent of the RIAA. The court order issued by Mr Justice Blackburne is a big victory for the BPI and its umbrella oranization, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), especially after recent setbacks in Canada (CRIA) and the USA. Blackburne is quoted as saying, 'On the face of it this appears to be a powerful case of copyright infringement.' The ISPs have 14 days to comply with the court order. More coverage at the Guardian/Reuters and the Register."
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With his wife standing by his side, Rob Malda spoke in calm tones as he described his struggle with his sexuality, "a certain sense that separated me from others." It was something that he said began as a child.
/. editor, two sources have told GNAA.
"At a point in every person's life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique truth in the world, not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but as it is," Malda said.
"And so, my truth is that I am a gay American," the Slashdot Editor said.
Malda's surprise resignation came as Micheal Simms, a co-worker of Malda, had readied a sexual harassment lawsuit against the
A third source, who had spoken throughout the day with a top aide to the editor, told GNAA it is unclear whether Simms will proceed with the lawsuit now that Malda has announced his resignation.
GNAA has made repeated attempts to reach Simms for comment.
Speaking at a packed news conference in Mald's basement in Maine, Malda admitted to an affair with a man and asked for his family's forgiveness.
"It was wrong. It was foolish. It was inexcusable," he said.
And Malda said he was stepping down from the Slashdot's highest position.
"Given the circumstances surrounding the affair and its likely impact upon my family and my ability to govern, I have decided the right course of action is to resign," Malda said.
The brits aren't particularly representative of europeans. Britain is essentially a police state, only the police mostly don't give a fuck because they're too stoned on seized hash.
Any relation to Britney Spears? Maybe a less well off relative perhaps?
I thought only Bush wanted to take away freedoms and civil liberties, not the enlightened, peaceful Europeans. Just goes to show that the "Bush is worse than Hitler", anti-Patriot Act, war protesting Euro-trash aren't more free than us Americans after all. :)
Umm, the parent poster may not have put this as delicately as he could have, but he has a very legitimate point. One of the main reasons the Bush supporters are sobering up is because world opinion of Bush is so low. He is largely viewed as an irresponsible, arrogant, self-assured jackass who had no business being elected in the first place. John Ashcroft is a direct result of Bush's presidency, and it's been Ashcroft(and other republican leadship, i.e. Orin Hatch) who's spearheaded the campaign to squash consumer rights.
What's even more scary is that 40-60% of the over 250 million americans are considering reelecting Bush in November. If european leadership continues to follow suit with the US by sacrificing individual rights and freedoms in order to increase profits for large corporations, what kind of message is that going to send to us? That it's ok to do these things?
Many of us in the US need the rest of the world to stand up against this kind of tyranny. Please don't just roll over and say 'it must be okay because america is doing it'. It's not ok, and many of the more civilized european countries need to do thier part to make clear that people should come before greedy corporations.
The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
Sounds like you've been smoking your own pot dude.
You can't spell, or string together a coherent sentence.
You must be an American.
OOOOH LOOK, YET ANOTHER GARCIA POST DEVOID OF THOUGHT AND HETEROSEXUALITY. HOW MANY YOUNG BOYS HAVE YOU SEXUALLY ABUSED TODAY?
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