"Shadow" <sh@dow> wrote in message
news:h47lf4tcgk97kh70b50te89tukfijt23oq@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 08:51:41 -0700, "MAMEngineer" <ask@ndrecei.ve>
> wrote:
>
>>proteanthread wrote:
>>
>>> Just curious of anyone else has heard this rumor?
>>
>>Yes, sadly it's all true. If you line your home's walls with tin foil, I
>>understand that they can't ever catch you. Also, only those who actually
>>break the law need to worry anyhow.
> They are passing a new law in Brazil that puts you away for
> 2-3 years if you copy webpages, that's right, if you keep a copy of
> ANY webpage without the authors PERSONAL WRITTEN PERMISSION. (you have
> to have the letter, generic permissions are not valid)
>>
> But then, why would I worry, "only those who actually break
> the law need to worry anyhow. " And I ALWAYS switch off caching and
> NEVER save copies, that would be illegal.
> And what's 3 years in jail if you live to be 80 ? It'll pass
> in a moment.
> FWIW

Kind of makes giving convicts computers a bit silly doesn't it.