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11-23-2008, 04:00 PM | #1 | |
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Sarkozy's "Three Strikes" anti-piracy proposition struck down by European Ministers
In a refreshing show of good sense, the "three strikes and you're out" measure proposed by Sarkozy as a way to combat internet piracy, previously discussed here by MobileReaders, has been struck down by the European Parliament in what slashdot has tagged as "a sudden outbreak of common sense".
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We've been doing our best to stomp it out here is the USA for years.....But it's a persistent little pest. Luckily, most of Homo Sapiens seems to be immune.... |
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11-23-2008, 07:46 PM | #4 |
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heh, yes, i wouldn't be too worried about that particular epidemic... in general i'd say it was more in danger of extinction.
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