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diff --git a/journal_import/2011-05-03-jail-for-193000-phone-fraud-australia.rst b/journal_import/2011-05-03-jail-for-193000-phone-fraud-australia.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..073368a --- /dev/null +++ b/journal_import/2011-05-03-jail-for-193000-phone-fraud-australia.rst @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Jail for $193,000 phone fraud (Australia) +######################################### +: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>`__ + +.. raw:: html + + </p> + +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. |