how come the legalese for telecommunications in Australia is referred to as "carriage services", such as the offense for online harassment being "using a carriage service to menace or harass"
is it like how in the US, all online fraud comes under "wire fraud" because they originally revolved around telegram communication and transfers of money
i love hearing about stupid legal fictions, like how pet insurance in the US falls under the inland marine umbrella that includes personal yachts to commercial river transport, or Toronto bars requiring sit down service of alcohol because of its Puritan founders, but nightclubs get around this by technically being restaurants and have some freezer meals to microwave in the back just in case.