[Infowarrior] - RIAA Fights Back, Threatens Open Wi-Fi

[Richard Forno]

Notice how the RIAA has been slow to do anything about the Internet and
technology other than treat it like the enemy? They're lazy as hell about
evolving with the rest of the world, but they're active as hell about trying
to preserve their (fading) relevance if they don't evolve.

RIAA = Effing Moronic Hypocritical Parasites.

http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/02/riaa_contests_d.html

> They want the judge to rule that the owner of an ISP account is responsible
> for all activity on that account, which could have a chilling effect on public
> wireless access and open hotspots.  (The appeal also made the point that
> Foster should be held liable if she was aware of the infringement occuring via
> her account; in the case of someone with an open Wi-Fi network, that could
> constitute something as simple as experiencing traffic slowdowns.)
> 
> If the judge rules that we're each legally responsible for all of the traffic
> that comes through our ISP account, open, unprotected Wi-Fi hotspots would
> become a serious legal liability, the hundreds of thousands (millions?) of
> people who depend on their neighbors for Wi-Fi will be out of luck, while
> altruistic (or ignorant) folks who leave their wireless networks open could
> find themselves embroiled in an RIAA lawsuits even if they've never shared a
> single song in their lives.