At 8:34 PM -0600 01/13/2006, Gerald Buc wrote:
On Jan 13, 2006, at 2:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 12:09 PM -0500 01/13/2006, Larry Sica wrote:
Sharing the connection is not illegal. It will violate the terms of
service most likely though if you knowingly let them share it. There
is nothing that could get you arrested though.
Sharing an internet connection against your ISP's AUP/TOS *is*
illegal. It is Theft Of Services. Depending on the jurisdiction
and the $-loss claimed by the ISP, it could even be a felony -
chargable to both the you (depending on your involvement) and the
person doing the stealing.
Is it illegal if I'm visiting a person and log on with my PowerBook?
Or if 2 unrelated persons are sharing an apartment, is it illegal
for both to utilize the service?
Seems like a gray legal area.
Not gray at all. Service is typically sold to a specific household
or address, and names a responsible party/human. If you be in that
household/address, it's legit for you to use it. ...By analogy -
it's ok to use your neighbor's phone while you're standing in his
kitchen, but it's not ok for you to sneak a line thru his window to
hijack his signal.
In my first reply, I clarified with "against your ISP's AUP/TOS" -
that's the critical point. Give yours a read. Most residential
services have explicit no-sharing-beyond-your-premisis clauses. Some
business grade services permit limited sharing. Full off-premisis
sharing is usually only permitted when you get into larger business
or ISP-level contracts.
- Dan.
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