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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. Do you know what this means? by Caithness · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The continent of Australia really is entirely populated by criminals! Vizinni was right.

  2. Most of the Australian Population Criminals? by philibob · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine that, considering it started off as a prison colony...