Mandelson vows to cut off serial Web pirates

[Diestl]

5 years in prison if you don't hand over the decryption keys...

Yeah I can see them enforcing that.

Half the population of the UK in jail for 5 years.

[AtW]

So someone who has had to resign from office twice for being a liar, and who was then resoundingly booted out by the electorate, is now dictating government policy?

To be fair to Lord Mandelson he's learnt his lesson - now in his new job he is a Lord electorate or anything else can't fire him.

[threaded]

That's the point, I think he's probably getting himself set up for some cushy number when they're all made redundant. Being unelected means he doesn't care about what you voters want anyway.

[AtW]

Yeah I can see them enforcing that.

Apparently they quietly done around 60 people under that law.

[KentPhilip]

Well, that's the joy of voting in a government who wants to make criminals of everyone who's not a member of the party.

Hmm how much is it to join the Labour party?
Maybe a wise investment if it means you don't get investigated for IR35 etc...

[threaded]

Hmm how much is it to join the Labour party?
Maybe a wise investment if it means you don't get investigated for IR35 etc...

Well, that's, a brown envelope or two, is what they should have done instead of going for a judicial review.

[Diestl]

Apparently they quietly done around 60 people under that law.

60 people!!!! More have won the lottery you twonk.

[threaded]

60 people!!!! More have won the lottery you twonk.

The point is, if you use a computer, they can have you in jail if they want.

[Diestl]

The point is, if you use a computer, they can have you in jail if they want.

I think we are safe. I predict no one will ever be jailed for downloading the odd movie/game/book/album.

[AtW]

I think we are safe. I predict no one will ever be jailed for downloading the odd movie/game/book/album.

The point is that the milkman who maybe boinking your wife whilst you are busy contracting can drop in encrypted with random password file named "ChldPron.dat", then drop a tip to police and they might be tempted to do you with that law that easily allows them to.

Or they can threaten you with it and make you do other stuff.