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    BeyondtheTech: To the douchebag that downloaded and watched "From Justin to Kelly," I hope it was worth it. #wifi more »
    bagellord: From what I saw on slashdot the town took it down voluntarily and that the title of the article was just misleading. #wifi more »
    reciprocal: wtf? where does the MPAA get the power to do something like THAT #wifi more »
    jayteemo: broadband access a legal right? yes, it currently is. you are legally allowed to purchase broadband services. it boggles my mind how people equate th... more »
    Voyou_Charmant: Meanwhile teabaggers and Becktard "conservatives" are crying about their fear of "big government". While industry cabals and multinational corporatio... more »
    OCEntertainment: Man, anybody read the original article? Full of such gems as: "The MPAA focuses most of its efforts on catching the source of the [pirated] movies." ... more »
    HAZman27: This was on Slashdot yesterday, and people seem to have details confused. The MPAA didn't shut anything down. They sent a generic message to the own... more »
    Philip Han: Go Finland!!! @MPAA, how can it not be a necessity? Our entire civilization, world and everything else is based or on the internet. #wifi more »
    Odin: @Varash: @Kirkaiya: @not_a_virus.exe.vbs: The MPAA don't have the power to do this, likely they just bullied the administration into doing it.... more »
    Identity (Metric): Killing the entire MPAA (and I guess I can throw in the RIAA too) sounds awfully fine right about now. Does anyone want to round them all up so I don... more »
    Benguin: Why not go the extra step and shut down the electric grid for providing the power to run the computer to download said movie? Unless he used a laptop... more »
    not_a_virus.exe.vbs: How is a private company able to do this to a public utility? What am I missing? #wifi more »
    Kirkaiya: Aside from really wanting a super-router like the one in that photo, this article really makes my blood boil. How is that the MPAA (or RIAA, etc) can... more »
    sharkync: Hopefully the MPAA finally shuts down Gizmodo for comments that have, has or will suggest how to download. #wifi more »
    ⌘Z: man, i sure hope the download involved something with midgets and horses. nah, who am i kidding? seabiscuit was a terrible movie. #wifi more »
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    MPAA Shuts Down Entire Town's Wi-Fi Over Single Illegal Download

    The citizens of Coshocton, Ohio are without their free Internet after a single download prompted the Motion Picture Association of America to shut down the town's municipal Wi-Fi network. More »
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    Beijing to be World's Largest Wi-Fi City in 2011

    Beijing may become the world's largest city to be blanketed in free wi-fi by 2011. Officials, happy with an Olympics test run, are now rolling it out to everywhere. Watch for censor ganking though. [Danwei]
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