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Story: Government hints at ISP file-sharing crackdown

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Posted by: 1000119119 (Monday 19 November 2007, 11:44 AM)

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They should jail a few people as an example

Of course they can't catch everyone but a few high publicity prison sentences for theft (piracy = shop lifting) might make people think twice before they steal

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