Redlight Camera Operator Arrested For Scam Involving Shortening Yellow Light Timing
from the it's-about-money,-not-safety dept
We already know that at least six US cities have been found to have illegally reduced the timing on yellow lights at intersections where red light cameras were installed. However, over in Italy things have gone even further, with the guy behind one red light camera system now getting arrested for being a part of a scam involving decreasing the time on yellow lights from the required 5 seconds to 3 seconds. Apparently a bunch of police officers and municipal government employees are under investigation as well -- though it was a suspicious police chief questioning why they were seeing so many red light offenders, that resulted in the scam unraveling.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Copyrighted?
lol. Good to see non-copyright related stuff on this site:)
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Re: Copyrighted?
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BTW, there is a new Blackberry firmware coming out and early reports show that it significantly speeds things up.
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Re: Re: Copyrighted?
Any of you know other good tech related discussion forums that can be added to google homepage?
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Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?
I bet you'll still come here, just to have something to complain about.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?
I do like most of the things about this site. Interface, commenting system, so on..... It is just that there is too much discussion about copyright (I know I shouldnt be complaining and I should move on to some other forum. I will.)
What I have understood from the discussions about copyright:
1. Yes, business can profit without copyright (everyday mike provides new examples)
2. RIAA/MPAA etc go overboard protecting copyright, results= mostly counter-productive
What more?
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Saw you! You're out.
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Seems easy enough to prove.
I like traffic lights,
I like traffic lights,
I like traffic lights,
Although my name's not Bamber.
I like traffic lights,
I like traffic lights,
I like traffic lights,
I...Oh God!
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Red Light Scam
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Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference
Such as depicted in numerous articles such as: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0127/p01s03-woeu.html
:-)
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Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?
You'll have a lot of new tech news
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driving in Italy
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Copyrighted?
I see what you did thar.
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Re: Re: Copyrighted?
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Re: Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference
Such as depicted in numerous articles such as: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0127/p01s03-woeu.html
:-)
Why not as depicted on numerous articles on Techdirt? :)
We've covered that as well:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20040520/0110225.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2 0061110/011804.shtml
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Re: Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference
Wait, that's not what you meant?
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Re: Re: Traffic lights && copyright law = no difference
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Just raise the taxes
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Re: Just raise the taxes
But wouldn't the voters know what you were up to then?
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