RE: Interesting Ruling Regarding WiFi access

From: Jeffory Atkinson (jatkinson@zelvin.com)
Date: Fri Jun 01 2007 - 13:19:21 EDT


Nice find,
Really make you think. Using free wireless is illegal but not if there is a
message saying public then it is not. Maybe I am not seeing the whole
picture but I believe the burden of notification is on the owner/access
point. This is the case in most states. Using the articles example of a
radar detector, if you travel in to the state of Virginia you will clearly
see the burden of notification in black and white on sign stating they are
illegal.

I am curious to here other thoughts.

JMA

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Subject: Interesting Ruling Regarding WiFi access

Given all of the discussion regarding wifi access and the legalities
surrounding it, I found this interesting:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276720,00.html

While I find the ruling in this circumstance a bit extreme, I think that it
is good that we are now getting some case law to back up what has been up to
this point mere speculation on what *may* happen in a court.

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