In this day and age it could be very important to have a terms of use agreement that people have to accept before they can use your service.
Last month we had a case here locally where a man was going to motels and using their wi-fi to download child pornography. Obviously the terms of use did not stop him, but the motels could say that they did not allow this and contact the police. Also, how much bandwidth will you allot to this, if iphone and android phone users start using your wi-fi to make calls or run apps then that decreases the bandwidth available for other visitors and possibly staff. Also how long will people be able to use your service? I think it is a great program, but would definitely recommend working with someone about an agreement. Frank Thomson, Curator Asheville Art Museum PO Box 1717 Asheville, NC 28802 828.253.3227 fthomson at ashevilleart.org www.ashevilleart.org -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rich Cherry Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:41 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi I am sure the lawyers would disagree but I think it just makes it more complicated for a user... especially if they are using a non-web based interface like an iPhone app. -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Bedard Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:59 AM To: mcn LISTSERV Subject: [MCN-L] Public Wi-Fi We are about to start installing wi-fi throughout out building and will be providing it free to visitors. I see that a lot of places like coffee shops that offer free wi-fi require a person to agree to terms of use before connecting. I would be interested in knowing whether or not you have a similar requirement for public use of your wi-fi. John R. Bedard | Director of Information Systems Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-870-3268 | JBedard at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
