MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town's Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download
The citizens of Coshocton, Ohio are without their free Internet after a single download prompted the Motion Picture Association of America to shut down the town's municipal Wi-Fi network.
This is by no means the first time the MPAA has stepped on the little guy in their crusade to eradicate piracy, but it is a particularly egregious instance of it. The free Wi-Fi network in Coshocton, Ohio supported anywhere from "a dozen people a day to 100 during busy times," all of whom are left without Internet after the shut down. As nations like Finland move to make broadband access a legal right, it is unfortunately clear that some powerful people in our country still consider it a privilege and not a necessity............
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Interesting. That is only a couple hours from here. The city should have fought back somehow. There are still so many legal wrinkles and hurdles when it comes to new technology. Hope the city can figure out a way to make it work.
big bid-nez rules and wins once again
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