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05-15-2012, 08:06 PM
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Woman who says her WiFi was used by a 'house party for 100' not liable for ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHOShqnRDPRp1AwTZW8OSfIkS2XnQ&url=http://rt.com/news/piracy-party-open-wifi-330/)
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A key court ruling in Finland says WiFi providers are not responsible if their connection is used by third parties to pirate copyrighted content. The decision protects innocent parties but will it also give pirates a get-out clause?
Open WiFi Owner Not Liable For Illegal File-Sharing, Court Rules (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFDNgc2LP40VyUMvSM3sT0GsQwdqg&url=http://torrentfreak.com/open-wifi-owner-not-liable-for-illegal-file-sharing-court-rules-120515/)TorrentFreak
Open wi-fi connections can't be done for piracy (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGCD9m2F5QVSZigrhAKcpCYKOnw2w&url=http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/27150-open-wi-fi-connections-cant-be-done-for-piracy)Fudzilla
In Finland Open WiFi Owners Not Responsible For Others' Copyright Infringement (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNECZSDZxr_fJwcJ9dzVc7pUmhb6NQ&url=http://www.macgasm.net/2012/05/15/in-finland-open-wifi-owners-not-responsible-for-others-copyright-infringement/)Macgasm
Boing Boing (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFt4yeEiTe8qB-iMXrUVX0ruk2glw&url=http://boingboing.net/2012/05/14/finnish-court-open-wifi-owner.html) -ITProPortal (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFyN8t0X95ObAifA9n5SVqquan4Iw&url=http://www.itproportal.com/2012/05/15/open-wifi-owner-not-liable-for-piracy-on-network/) -Village Voice (blog) (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEeb40W57XJg1Yb0-1LKiN1S7pR3Q&url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/05/wifi_lawsuit.php)
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