Ralph Shumaker wrote: >.. > Hey, you made me think of another analogy. > > If the neighbor has an orange tree overhanging my property, any oranges > falling onto my property are legally mine. And if I have an apple tree > overhanging his property, any apples falling onto his property are > legally his. So, by extension, if his WiFi oranges are falling into my > WiFi yard, they are mine, and if my WiFi apples are accepted by his AP > yard, then all should be fine (just as long as I'm not using my apples > to access his house/PC). >
I do think the overhanging fruit argument _should_ have some credence, but it seem (correct me if wrong..) that courts have actually decided the opposite. Maybe future decisions will reverse or refine the current rules. Even with the current rules, I would guess that ignorance (of what AP you are using) might also influence court cases. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
