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Australian Media 'Crooks' to Come in from the Cold

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop dept.

pagefault writes "News.com is reporting that millions of Australians who tape TV shows and copy CDs will soon get the right to do it with a clear conscience. From the article: 'The Federal Government will next year legalize the video recording of television shows for personal use, and the transfer of songs from CDs to MP3 players, in a bid to overturn a ban which has made criminals of much of the population."

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  1. EYE WOOD LIEK TOO SEA YER BEWBS!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    plz stap the trolltalk crapfleud...

    kthnxbye

  2. Re:Before the obvious tirades start.... by cheesee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now, about that drug usage. Australia has the worlds highest per capita usage of Marijuana and the second highest per capita usage of amphetamines (including methamphetamine and exstacy). There's probably a large weight moving throuh in America, but here a greater percentage of us use them.

    Not disagreeing with the rest of it though.

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  3. Re:Before the obvious tirades start.... by MidnightBrewer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Now the question is, why is it Australia has one of the world's highest counts of clinical depression? Because they're so damn good?

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