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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)."

8 of 323 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Wasn't the MPAA who shut down the network by Disgruntled+Goats · · Score: 2, Funny

    I RTFA and I can't be the only one who sees a discongruence between "an entire town's municipal WiFi" & "the 300 block".

    But telling the truth isn't quite as sensationalist! I mean he even said that this was against the Geneva Convention! THE GENEVA CONVENTION!!!!1111ONE

  2. Shut down the internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Quck, someone shut down the internet, there's been an illegal download!

  3. MPAA "success!" by huwgently · · Score: 2, Funny

    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

  4. In other news... by radpole · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bank robbers used the local highway to getaway this morning. The highway has been closed until further notice.

  5. Re:There must be something more by T.E.D. · · Score: 4, Funny

    FOX News doesn't distort the facts for their agenda as much as this guy has. (Well, not all the time, anyway).

    Ooooooh. Now that's a low blow.

  6. This is gone on for too long. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Seriously, some body needs to shoot the MPAA motherfuckers in the head.

  7. Re:There must be something more by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    One block around the county courthouse comprises the entire town of Coshocton.

  8. Re:There must be something more by kcbrown · · Score: 3, Funny

    Their "Municipal Wifi" covers a one block area around the courthouse, which probably just means the block that the courthouse is on. That's hardly "municipal".

    Well, for that particular town, one block probably does cover the whole town!

    :-D

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