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05-16-2012, 10:21 AM
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Finnish Court: Open WiFi Owner Not Liable for File-sharing (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFWiL_73NPeA3I_-15de-89fHqgVA&url=http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Finland-Court-Open-WiFi-File-Sharing-on-Open-WiFi-Ruling,news-15214.html)
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Finnish courts have ruled that the owner of an open WiFi network cannot be held liable for file-sharing copyright infringement that happens on the network. The landmark ruling came after the Finnish Anti-Piracy Centre, a group of entertainment industry ...
House party hijack? Finnish ruling may provide download loophole (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHOShqnRDPRp1AwTZW8OSfIkS2XnQ&url=http://rt.com/news/piracy-party-open-wifi-330/)RT
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
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
Macgasm (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/) -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) -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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