____/ 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...
--
~~ Best of wishes
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