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Comment by direwolf20

10 hours ago

What happens if your device connects 1000 volts to the cable and fries everyone else's device and the head-end?

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holowoodman  1 hour ago

You get taken to court and sentenced to pay the damages? Same thing that happens with the TV cable that runs through the whole street. Or the cars parked openly along the road. If you damage it, you pay for it.

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