On 1/22/2016 3:22 PM, Rich Pieri wrote: > On 1/22/2016 10:04 AM, Mike Small wrote: >> Has this scenario, that someone uses another's system or ip to >> download child porn or violate copyrights, ever happened to anyone >> in a real legal case where the innocent party wasn't able to >> establish his or her innocence? It's something I've wondered about > > If you open your access point to the public then you may be in violation > of your contract with your service provider. That's probably not > conducive to one's legal defense. It would be different if you were a > licensed, regulated, whatever service provider. Then you would qualify > for safe harbor protections. >
But if your ISP opens up your access point to the public, it's called Comcast HotSpot... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/comcast-sued-by-customers-for-turning-routers-into-public-hotspots/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss