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Old 27th July 2008, 11:27 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Re: File sharing clamp down?

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Originally Posted by Tillane View Post
I Or are they planning it as a flat rate payment that everyone is subject to, regardless of whether they download stuff or not? If the latter, then I'd say they're on very shaky legal ground indeed.
Surely we have that for TV already? It's called the BBC Licence Fee, and you have to pay it regardless of whether you ever watch BBC channels or not. This proposal sounds very similar in principle....
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