BBC fails to understand mens rea

[Richard Clayton]

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In article <Z7SFY7xc7RuJFAue@highwayman.com>, Richard Clayton
<richard@highwayman.com> writes

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>The BBC decided to build their own botnet...
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>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7932816.stm

The Register also has the story, and they have reached same conclusion,
that the BBC have broken the law....

    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/12/bbc_botnet_probe/

... another aspect I didn't mention earlier is that in order to warn the
people involved that they used to be part of botnet-beeb, the BBC
journalists have altered their screensavers (which is another 22,000
offences to take into consideration, M'lud).

The music industry is always looking to find efficient ways of getting
in touch with illegal file-sharers, whose identity they only know by IP
address. They've, for example, tried spamming KaZaA & Grokster users:

        http://www.out-law.com/page-4410

so clearly -- since they wouldn't have "criminal intent" -- this means
that they should be adopting this fine new tactic ?   Not, I think, if
their lawyers actually have any familiarity with UK legislation!

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richard                                              Richard Clayton

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.         Benjamin Franklin

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