Cox tries to get contributory infringement ruling in Sony lawsuit overturned.

It feels dirty to agree with an ISP on something. But even the worst corporations are on the right side of something from time to time I suppose.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    3 months ago

    How though? If you’re using extra water to share with your neighbor, and YOU still pay your water bill, they still get extra money for extra usage, right? It just comes from your wallet rather than your neighbors.

    • the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      61·
      3 months ago

      Because your sharing your water with them disincentivizes their paying their bill.

      Extrapolating on this, if you could legally share your water with the neighborhood couldn’t an enterprising person with a zeriscaped yard sell their water to a thirsty lawned neighbor? That’s money the water company considers theirs