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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by masswerk on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @09:05AM (#15284245)
Compare Linux Reviews, "Solaris-user arrested by British Police for using Lynx" -- http://linuxreviews.org/news/2005/01/28_0001/28_0001.html.en
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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by holmb on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @10:59AM (#15285213)
That is scary indeed. Was he convicted? Police do make mistakes and one can only hope that they are corrected.
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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by masswerk on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @03:48PM (#15288161)
I faintly recall reading (to my utter astonishment) that he was at least not freed from the accusation as you would have expected. I tried a search for any follow-ups, but to no avail. Maybe due to the "right to forget." (Information conveyed without warranty, liability or claim of correctness. It has been 12 years since, I may be in error.)
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Re:W3C abandons consensus, standardizes DRM, EFF resigns by gsnedders on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @11:57PM (#15290711)
He might have never been charged, and being released without charge is rarely reported.
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