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Music Industry Sues Irish Government For Piracy
bs0d3 writes "The music industry has initiated a lawsuit against the Irish government for not having blocking laws on the books; on the theory that if blocking laws were in place then filesharing would go away. On Tuesday the music industry issued a plenary summons against the Irish government which is the first step towards making this litigation possible. This all began in October 2010 (EMI v. UPC), when an Irish judge ruled that Irish law did not permit an order to be made against an ISP requiring blocking of websites. Recently several ISPs across the European Union have been ordered by courts to block thepiratebay.org through legal maneuvers."
however, biggest difference is maybe that alcohol users don't generally force others to suffer from the poison as well.
Drinking and Driving?
Not that I'm advocating a ban on alcohol. I'm In Canada, Beer and Hockey is who we are... Literally
Seriously though, We have an organization, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) as in loonie. MADD Canada wants breath analyzer ignition test in every car so even if you had one beer or a glass of wine with supper you wouldn't be able to start your car. Right now they're trying to get it for just people convicted of drunk driving, but they've said in the past their end goal is to have it mandatory for all vehicles sold in Canada.