It's not really like DRM though. It's an online service that you pay once for. You wouldn't say Google has put DRM on gmail would you? Now the purpose and effect may be the same as a Digital Rights Management system, but technically it is quite different.

I'm amused by the ignorance of the moderator you modded you a troll.

Former Eastern Europe? Did it all move to the Algarve??

You can say whatever you like, but it is a bit arrogant to actually believe what you are saying based on one rhetorical comment I made.

Also, the average Chinese worker has more holiday time than the average American worker, in fact they might have more holiday than the average EU worker.

Why should being an asshole be punished by prison time, if no one got hurt. Why not just ignore the assholes? Considering that writing on your Facebook or Twitter account isn't really too different from saying it in a crowded room, maybe everyone should walk around recording what everyone else says. 90% of the country would end up in jail.

Yes I do, only too well having lived in a communist country.

I agree completely, but I don't think most people think that way, unfortunately.

Thanks for the link to the video. While I agree he appears to be a vile person, I don't agree anyone should go to jail for calling people names on the internet, so I won't celebrate the judgement.

In that case it was claimed they were joking, I'm not sure how true that is but no one turned up to their planned riot, they didn't even bother turning up so I'm inclined to believe no one took it seriously. Hence prison time seems inappropriate, to me anyway.

The media actually hardly ever publish what was written in cases like these. It's easier for the public to accept the judgement if they don't know the details.

I made a similar submission this morning regarding this issue.

This guy is being prosecuting for making critical remarks about British soldiers.

These guys were sent to prison for encouraging rioting on Facebook.

The BBC has more information here.

Everyone believes that Democracy won the cold war over Communism, but given what's happening in the west today, how true is that?