It appears that the Australian Federal government has come to its senses and realised that declaring most of the population criminals isn’t their brightest moment according to this News.com.au report. Right now despite the wide spread use of video records and an estimated 100,000 ipod owners any use of either to record tv shows or transfer mp3s respectively is illegal as the laws stand and the user liable for prosecution. Fair use provisions will be added to the legislation to allow the population to do what they have always done anyway.

And there i was setting up my alibi too. The things i do to stay out of trouble!