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[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Seems like the electric companies should also pay a hefty fine, as they provided the needed infrastructure to enable the piracy. /s

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago

Technically the media conglomerates should be the ones to be sued: they provide material to be pirated in the first place!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I don't think this should be sarcasm, the power companies are liable in the same way

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

It's sarcasm because nobody should be held liable.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Remind me why we don't all start throwing explosives all over and destroy everything?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Bit of an overreaction to news that an ISP didn't throw its customers under the bus, doncha think?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago

I prescribe you 10cc of grass touching. But yes, in minecraft

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

How would ISP ever knew what their clients do if they use proxy or vpn? I assume it was not the case here?

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