Court rules Usenet is responsible for its content: mega-fine may end usenet

[AdamD]

The really big issue isn't price, it's region availability. It makes no sense the the internet is world-wide, but content is forced to only be available to certain parts of the world.

I started noticing that on youtube a year ago, these days it's on a whole bunch of music/videos, which is really irritating.

 

[dutchbb]

Wait - people still use usenet?

Smart people do, yes.

OT: another step towards removing internet freedom. Hopefully this craziness won't spread worldwide.

 

[Floris]

Smart people do, yes.

OT: another step towards removing internet freedom. It will Hopefully this craziness won't spread worldwide.

It will, money will always win.