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Comment two phone lines = twice as good (Score 1) 577

by derekoneil on Saturday September 22, 2007 @06:09PM (#20714429) Attached to: What To Do When Broadband is Not An Option?

I know it's not much, but before broadband was available in my area we used two phone lines and two 56k modems bonded together using MultiPoint Protocol to get almost 112kbps. Sorry for the lack of a better link, but here's a FAQ from an ISP that supports this two modem connection.

File Sharing Ruled Legal In Spain 136

Posted by Zonk on Friday November 03, 2006 @10:59AM from the for-about-five-minutes dept.

stupid_is writes "As a follow-up to a previous discussion a judge in Spain has ruled that under Spanish law a person who downloads music for personal use can not be punished or branded a criminal. This seems to be a teeny bit clearer than the first article, which points out that downloading is a civil, and not criminal, offense for individuals. The Spanish recording industry federation Promusicae is predictably a bit peeved, and says it will appeal against the decision." From the article: "The state prosecutor's office and two music distribution associations had sought a two year sentence against the man, who downloaded songs and then allegedly offered them on a CD through email and chat rooms. However, there was no direct proof he made money from selling the CDs. Justice Minister Juan Fernando Lopéz Aguilar says Spain is drafting a new law to abolish the existing right to private copies of material. Due to different regulatory regimes in Europe, the proceedings against file sharers differ greatly in each country. However, most European judges tend to take a harder stance on file sharing. Twenty two people in Finland were fined €427,000 last week for illegally sharing movies, music, games and software, while courts in Sweden also fined two men who had downloaded movies and music for personal use."

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