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jnaze 37 weeks ago

Wil Wheaton compares blocking BitTorrent to closing freeways because bank robbers could get away. What's your favorite blocking analogy?

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gabrielle 37 weeks ago

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Wheaton compares blocking BitTorrent to closing freeways because bank robbers could get away.

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