British man gets fired for speaking his mind A British man, who used to work as a trainer and consultant for Aldcliffe Computer Systems in Lancaster, spoke with a newsperson on tv about how he disagreed with the recent court decision in the Grokster case and got axed. He bascially got fired so because his company didn't like his stance on the issue,

Mr Hanff was employed on a probationary basis for one week in one of our software companies. The decision to terminate his employment was made in order to defend our legitimate business interests. Mr Hanff has declared that he is opposed to copyright and intellectual property laws. Since much of our business is based around the protection of our copyright and intellectual property, we consider our dismissal of Mr Hanff entirely justified and appropriate.

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