Posts by Fred 31

Cracks show in music industry over P2P enforcement

How nice to be able to comment on this article...

it's almost like democracy. When that Orlowski (or however it's spelt) chap produces his invective filled, fact-less articles, there's never a comment box. Would el reg like to comment? No? I thought not. Would el reg like to publish this comment? No? I thought not.

Australia mulls botnet takedown scheme

What if the power were given to users...?

Crazy idea, but what if users could check their own IP address against a list of known spam-spewers? What if MSIE / Firefox had a little gizmo that did periodic checks?

Telstra rejects Aussie gov calls for split

You've got to hand it to Conroy

Even when he gets it right, he gets it wrong.

German Pirate Party MP charged in child porn case

Innocent until proven guilty?

The politicisation of public prosecutors in Germany is a very scary thing for democracy. Where the feel the desire - out of personal or political grounds - the selectively put evidence into the public arena and destroy reputations before a case even goes to court.

Gov tries to work out if anyone is visiting its websites

Is this the same government that demanded data retention?

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