Shows how the law is so far behind the technology in a lot of countries, and guidelines on guilty and liability in a internet connected world vary from country top country.
Honestly, I think in the US the Computer Abuse and Fraud Act would probably cover some of this stuff, but not all, and it's a FEDERAL Statue, so you know them Fed lawyers are licking there chops for another conviction, and probably rightfully so... Z -----Original Message----- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 2:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT, heads up free wifi On 1 Dec 2009 at 15:58, C.E. Gene Connor wrote: > And yes, I know this happened across the other side of the world. But, > you never know where it might go next. OTOH (and this is also from the Euro side of the Pond): Victims of WiFi Theft Not Responsible For Illegal Uploads | TorrentFreak http://torrentfreak.com/victims-of-wifi-theft-not-responsible-for-illega l-uploads-080709/ and also Now A German Court Says Open WiFi Owner Is Responsible For What Others Do On WiFi | Techdirt http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080717/1558191712.shtml and also OpenLife > Danes do not have to prove that they are NOT copyright violators http://www.openlife.dk/?p=994 so this clearly isn't settled law in Europe. "open wifi" liability - Google Search http://www.google.com/search?q=%22open+wifi%22+liability Most recent stories using the above search are about the UK pub owner: http://is.gd/5akDY- -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 +-----------------------------------+ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
