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DEB copyright provisions do not excuse open WiFi

article published on 28 February, 2010

The UK's Digital Economy Bill (DEB) may have a negative effect on establishments that offer open Wi-Fi access to users. Libraries, Universities, Cafes and other small businesses will not be exempt from anti-piracy policies in the Digital Economy Bill, meaning that a small business offering WiFi might be warned and held responsible for copyright infringement of somebody using their WiFi access. ... [ read the full article ]

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jony218
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_ 		28. February 2010 @ 15:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If people want to download piracy, they are going to download it no matter what.
If people have no wifi, they go somewhere else. If they cancel there internet, they find another way to get online. Eventually people are going to just hook up directly to the overhead wires, whatever it takes.
The only solution is to ban the internet to the masses, just have the government use the internet, like it was in the beginning. But then the government workers will start to download piracy. You never win.

When Al Gore opened up the internet to the average "joe" in the street, he created a monster. It's hard to put the genie back in the beer bottle.
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DXR88
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_ 		1. March 2010 @ 00:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this article reminds me of gun control.
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chrialex
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_ 		4. March 2010 @ 09:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by jony218...
When Al Gore opened up the internet to the average "joe" in the street, he created a monster...[/quote:
 Ah yes, Gore, the founder of the internet...NOT.
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