Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 29 June 2007 15:17 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> ____/ dapunka on Friday 29 June 2007 13:13 : \____
>>>
>>>> On 26 Jun, 11:18, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> EC threat to BBC over downloads
>>>>
>>>> <snipped for brevity>
>>>>
>>>> If you're a UK citizen, you can sign an e-petition against the Beeb's
>>>> DRM download debacle at
>>>> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/iplayer/
>>>
>>> All the petitions I've signed for Number 10 have been ignored, even when
>>> thousands of people were involved. The government is moved by the money and
>>> many signatures will only lead to some polite and short formal reply. It's a
>>> waste of time.
>>>
>>
>> I must protest :-) Taking an active part in any democratic process is
>> never a waste of time. Even spoiling a ballot paper is better than not
>> turning up.
>
> I think that the time can sometimes be spent better, even promoting the same
> cause that voting is for. I don't vote. Not until it goes Web-based or
> something... which is unlikely because of Windows and all that
> malware/keyloggers/hijacking...
>
The New Model Army will be turning in their graves...
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