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Re: [LUG] My letter to my MP / ISP ban to The Pirate Bay

 

On Wed, 2 May 2012 08:02:04 +0100
Mark Cross <sites@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Mark,

> Please could you explain the UK government's change in position since
> the 1980's on the subject above?

The difference is that the govt got revenue from the sale of tape-to-tape
copy machines (VAT, Duty, etc.).  They get no revenue from PB.  Ergo
PB is bad from their PoV.

In any event, it's going to be easy to circumvent.

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