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MPAA Shuts Down Town's Municipal WiFi Over 1 Download

Posted by timothy on from the so-you're-sure-you-want-gov't-run-wifi? dept.

nam37 writes with this BoingBoing snippet "The MPAA has successfully shut down an entire town's municipal WiFi because a single user was found to be downloading a copyrighted movie. Rather than being embarrassed by this gross example of collective punishment (a practice outlawed in the Geneva conventions) against Coshocton, OH, the MPAA's spokeslizard took the opportunity to cry poor (even though the studios are bringing in record box-office and aftermarket receipts)."

2 of 323 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Safe Harbor by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The making guns illegal part. Spines and brains irrelevant.

  2. Re:okay by h4rm0ny · · Score: 1, Flamebait


    And what sort of punishment do you think would be appropriate for you after you'd deprived someone of water for expressing an opinion you didn't like?

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    Aide-toi, le Ciel t'aidera - Jeanne D'Arc.