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| '''Pete Townshend''' was former guitarist of ] ], ]. He was famous for |
'''Pete Townshend''' was former guitarist of ] ], ]. He was famous for bieng in a popular rock band. He had eccentric stage style, and sometimes smashed his ] on stage. (although not the same one,) | ||
| In January 2003 Townshend admitted having provided his ] details to a commercial ] website, which he claimed to have done for research purposes. He made the admission in response to ], a large child pornography operation which apparently had tracked Townshend's use of the website. | In early ] ], Townshend admitted having provided his ] details to a commercial ] website, which he claimed to have done for research purposes. He made the admission in response to ], a large child pornography operation which apparently had tracked Townshend's use of the website. | ||
| His research claims were bolstered by a document written by him, dating to January 2002 and once posted on his official website. In it, he describes the child pornography market on the Internet and police attempts to regulate possession, which he characterizes as a "witch hunt" that also catches innocent vigilantes. | His research claims were bolstered by a document written by him, dating to January 2002 and once posted on his official website. In it, he describes the child pornography market on the Internet and police attempts to regulate possession, which he characterizes as a "witch hunt" that also catches innocent vigilantes. | ||
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Pete Townshend was former guitarist of UK rock band, The Who. He was famous for bieng in a popular rock band. He had eccentric stage style, and sometimes smashed his guitar on stage. (although not the same one,)
In early January 2003, Townshend admitted having provided his credit card details to a commercial child pornography website, which he claimed to have done for research purposes. He made the admission in response to Operation Ore, a large child pornography operation which apparently had tracked Townshend's use of the website.
His research claims were bolstered by a document written by him, dating to January 2002 and once posted on his official website. In it, he describes the child pornography market on the Internet and police attempts to regulate possession, which he characterizes as a "witch hunt" that also catches innocent vigilantes.