On Thu, 01 May 2008 12:43:33 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:


>> I remember hearing years ago a case where someone was prosecuted for
>> "the misuse of electricity". They were phoning a friend, letting the
>> phone ring a few times then hanging up. This was to let the friend
>> know that they were just about to set off to work and would pick them
>> up on about 10 minutes. It was prosecuted under the "Telegraph act".
>
>Along the lines of writing a cheque that you know will bounce perhaps.
>

I think that it is more like stealing electricity from a transmitter
or power transmission line using an induction loop.

>> If my school teacher was to be believed. (The same one who told us
>> that Ohms law was once covered by the official secrets act.)
>
>Ah a highly reliable source then.
>

Oh! Yes :-)

>
>> Big brother!
>
>I bet the server hosting his blog was in the USA too, oo I wonder if they  
>can get him under the USA PATRIOT Act too?
>

Should use a PATRIOT missile :)
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Regards
     Stephen

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