Yes, people have been taken to court over this, but it's very rare.
> From: Walter Salmaniw <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:38:02 -0700 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT) > > I'm happy that the Wi-Fi has reappeared for Patrick, but just a subtle > question....is this legal, or is it stealing? Now I've done exactly the same > thing in Masset for emergency downloading and uploading of loggings, etc. > I've felt a little bad about using someone else's bandwidth too. I'm not > clear, not being a lawyer, whether this is illegal. I kind of think that it > is....seems to me I've read of a person being arrested outside a fast > food/coffee shop somewhere in the States for doing exactly that....connecting > his laptop to the Wi-Fi signal which was meant for patrons of the > establishment. I'd be really interested in knowing the source of the Wi-Fi > signal, which should be fairly easy to do, with one of those hand-held Wi-Fi > meters, and if it's within the community....how come someone else can get > Wi-Fi, whereas Patrick has so much trouble establishing a high speed link? > Just thinking! ......Walt in Victoria. > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
