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Illegal sure, but criminal?

• lazide 2y ago
  Many countries have rules like this. India, being one with quite a few people in it. [https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/uk-issues-travel-advisory-on-unlicensed-satellite-phones-in-india/ https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/uk-issues-travel-advis...][https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2025/Jan/11/india-cagey-about-starlink-licence-after-manipur-breach https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/nation/2025/Jan/1...] A lot of places ban unlicensed satellite communication devices for the same reasons.
• guax 2y ago
  Being a criminal is illegal in many places.
  • redcobra762 2y ago
    Is it? Committing criminal acts maybe, but it’s relatively rare for mere existence, absent any other fact, to be illegal.
    • cwmoore 2y ago
      Writers write, bakers bake, drivers drive, and murderers do 25-life deterrence, so you don't eg. use satellite internet in the Falkland's.
    • guax 2y ago
      Technically correct. Best kind of correct. I stand corrected.
  • cryptoegorophy 2y ago
    Is it criminal for Ukraine to transit Russian gas during the war? Yes, but is it illegal? No.
• helsinkiandrew 2y ago
  I think the criminal was added by the blog poster. The bill talks about "civil or criminal prosecution". I imagine its the same as elsewhere in the world: if you transmit on an illegal frequency you would likely be taken to the civil courts. If you continue and/or cause interference with other services you'd be taken to criminal court. https://assembly.gov.fk/jdownloads/Executive%20Council/Executive%20Council%20Papers/2016/26%20October%202016/163-16P%20CommsBill.pdf https://assembly.gov.fk/jdownloads/Executive%20Council/Execu...
• xhkkffbf 2y ago
  If there's no punishment, the law is just a polite suggestion.