July 5, 2005

I read a story this morning about a guy who was fired in the U.K. for 
stating his views on copyright and intellectual property on national 
television.  Apparently the guy had operated a website that had 
Bittorrent trackers to movies, a number of which were illegal.  He had 
been served with legal papers by the MPAA.  He said all this in his 
interview on television.  Well, the next day he was fired from his 
company for making inappropriate remarks.  He basicly said that he did 
not think copyright or intellectual property rights were good ideas.

Seems a little steep to be fired over your views.  So what, he stated 
them on national television.  I don't know what the laws are in the 
U.K., but I'd say he has a good chance at suing his company for wrongful 
termination.

Adios,
Jeff

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