Jail for $193,000 phone fraud (Australia)
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:date: 2011-05-03 12:03:47
:author: bnewbold
:category: link
:slug: 2011-05-03-jail-for-193000-phone-fraud-australia
:status: published

`via <http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/05/03/227031_tasmania-news.html>`__

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I find it really sad to see judicial systems acting as enforcers for
digital services companies (or copyright holders). There is theft and
wrong-doing here, but the value is wildly inflated. It is analogous to
claiming thousands of dollars loss over a bathtub of water by using the
cost of bottled water on an airline instead of the cost of tap water.
Simple non-destructive abuse of a wireless data network seems like a
misdemeanor at worst, but this woman was given 18 months jail time.