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Offline DaBees-Knees

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MPAA shuts down entire town's muni WiFi over a single download
« on: November 13, 2009, 12:20:16 am »
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/12/mpaa-shuts-down-enti.html

I'm posting this one to show how silly things can get.

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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).

Mike LaVigne, IT director, said the number of people who access the Internet using the connection varies widely, from perhaps a dozen people a day to 100 during busy times such as First Fridays and the Coshocton Canal Festival.

It's used by Coshocton County Sheriff's deputies who can park in the 300 block and complete a traffic or incident report without leaving their vehicle. Out-of-town business people can park and use their laptops to make connections.

During festival times, vendors find it a convenience to check the status of credit cards being used to make purchases, LaVigne said.

Because it's a single address used by many people, it's difficult to tell who made the illegal download, although the county plans to investigate the matter .

So you destroy an entire community's connection to the internet to prove a point !    8)

Offline Bluey_412

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Re: MPAA shuts down entire town's muni WiFi over a single download
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2009, 02:31:25 am »
and reinforce corporate greed...
What you think is important is rarely urgent
But what you think is Urgent is rarely important

Just remember that...

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