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Originally Posted by Damien
The problem is that all these laws are different now that the internet is here. Its amazing to think of a time when the internet did not exist. People not being send messages, view each other, publish material, get instant access to the worlds knowledge.
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...but I remember before the internet existed. I remember when you used a modem to connect to a bbs, and the modem was only 19k.
I tried telling my son the other day that when I was his age, there were only 3 channels on tv and it didn't run 24 hours a day. He couldn't believe that it would switch off at night, or that BBC2 would switch off in the afternoon, or that I'd spend ages watching the test card waiting for the kids' shows to start again.
He refuses to believe however that you used to be able to drive your car to a petrol station and somebody would come outside and fill it up for you, without you having to get out of your car!
...any, back on topic now.