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Dutch Pirate Party Dragging BREIN To Court

Posted by Unknown on from the it's-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Last week the Dutch Pirate Party refused to take down their proxy. Then, avoiding the Pirate Party in court, the entertainment industry organization BREIN obtained an injunction against the party's The Pirate Bay proxy (now a list of alternative proxies). After receiving additional demands from BREIN on Saturday night, including one to censor their generic proxy, the Dutch Pirate Party decided to take them to court, to strike the order and convince the judge of the need for due process and the freedom to inform." From the press release: "The penalties imposed by the court are 4 times higher than those ordered upon the large commercial ISPs XS4ALL and Ziggo..."

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  1. Re:I don't understand... by jimmerz28 · · Score: 5, Funny

    If pointers are the hardest thing to learn in C++ for CS students just think how hard it is for brainless morons.

  2. How DARE you!! by crazyjj · · Score: 5, Funny

    The entertainment industry spent good money to buy those courts, and you DARE to presume you can just come in with no money and use them AGAINST their benefactors?!?!?

    I say good day to you, sir! GOOD DAY, SIR!

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    What political party do you join when you don't like Bible-thumpers *or* hippies?
  3. Re:I don't understand... by the_B0fh · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, don't knock pointers. I had a friend who got a semester's worth of lap dances for extra tutoring in pointers... :)

  4. Re:I don't understand... by the_B0fh · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heh. He was at a strip bar. One of the dancers saw him working away at his laptop (yeah, I know!), and it turns out she was in his Intro to C class, and one thing led to another... :)

    Remember, nothing is impossible in this universe. You're just jealous it had to happen, and it happened to him, and not you :)