[dundee] Your licence fees at work - BBC acquire 22, 000 node Botnet!

[Robert Ladyman]

I imagine they think that if BT can get away with it, anyone can. Or maybe 
there's special dispensation for organisations whose names begin with 'B'.

On Monday 16 March 2009 14:33:58 Rick Moynihan wrote:
> I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned this yet...  Does anyone else
> not find this a little shocking?  Or are the BBC allowed to show a
> disregard for the law, so long as they inform the public?
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/16/bbc_botnet_bought/
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/7938201.stm
>
> Let the debate begin!
>
> R.
>
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