Open WiFi Owners Off the Hook In Germany

Posted by timothy on Friday July 11, @03:30AM
from the gefehlt-mir dept.

ulash writes "Ars Technica reports that a court in Germany ruled in favor of an open WiFi network owner stating that if other users use your open WiFi network without your consent and download copyrighted material, you cannot be automatically held responsible for their actions. This does not carry much (if any) weight in the US but here is to hoping that it will at least have a positive impact in the EU as starters."

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