[ale] OT: Is this for real? Fwd: Notice of Claim of Copyright Infringement.

[Jay Lozier]

On 06/07/2012 12:54 PM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> I'm not sure that's true.   I vaguely recall a story a couple of years ago where several people were arrested for violating Georgia porn statutes (probably child porn) and in the story they mentioned that folks "suspected" but on WiFi were excluded because there is no guarantee WiFi access was done by the person that owned the WiFi router.   I remember thinking at the time that while it might not be sufficient evidence to show you'd violated the law that it ought to be "probable cause" for searching your PC to see if it was you that had done so as opposed to someone hacking your WiFi.
>
Several courts in CA and NY (see Techdirt.com for the stories) have
ruled that the IP address does determine who is infringing only the
owner of the account. One article listed 6 reasons why the courts found
IP addresses problematical including the possibility of it being
spoofed, WIFI being hacked, etc. The IP address is at best "probable
cause" to ask a few questions and to notify the account owner something
might have occurred.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Katherine Villyard
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 12:28 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Is this for real? Fwd: Notice of Claim of Copyright Infringement.
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> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Jeremy Bicha <jbicha at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> On 7 June 2012 02:13, Ron Frazier (ALE)
>> <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>>> Make sure your wifi is secured with a beefy WPA password and that no
>>> one unauthorized can download, like your neighbors. Maybe even change
>>> the password. Make sure your router control panel is protected by a
>>> password and that remote administration is off.
>> Actually, wouldn't it be better not to lockdown your WiFi network so
>> that there is plausible deniability? I say that regardless of whether
>> you download potentially infringing media or not.
> No, you're responsible for what happens on your network.
> Katherine
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