http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/geekonomi...196&scid=hm_bl
So, the MPAA is tooling around the world, telling ISPs to cut off their customers for getting movies and television shows illegally. Most are conceding, one in Norway isn't, and that's what the article's supposed to be about.
But I thought this was more interesting:
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In fact, a new Bill proposed by a member of the European Parliament, was recently voted in by the parliament to not adopt measures that would infringe upon civil liberties and human rights, interruption of internet access included as it would have "profound reprecussions" in some places where internet access is "a mandatory law for social inclusion".
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Just like how you can make the postal service responsible for an illegal mail sent through their system?
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So, if the internet is going to be given the same rights as privileges as the postal system, wouldn't that mean that the government has to step in at some point and offer internet access themselves? And what repercussions would THAT have in terms of internet illegality (for example, it being illegal to tamper with someone's physical mail equates to what in on the internet? And isn't it illegal to mail threats of bodily harm? Isn't that what the internet is ABOUT?)?
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