
Episode 295 • • 35:33 - 48:01
295: Poledancing for College
New Zealand File Sharing Legislation and "Techno-Savvy" Politicians
New Zealand has passed controversial file-sharing legislation following the recent earthquake. A clip of a New Zealand Member of Parliament is analyzed, where she admits to not understanding file sharing until it was explained using physical boxes. The hosts criticize the law for conflating peer-to-peer technology with illegal activity and mock the "Blackout" Twitter protest as ineffective.
