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.
Jerry
You will find that there usually is not a gray area at all if you
read the TOS ( terms of service) for the ISP involved. They are
quite specific about how their services are to be used.
Of course, I am sure there are hundreds of people who visit friends
with wireless connections and just open up their laptops and surf.
Is it legal ? again depends on the ISP TOS, but there can be serious
consequences.
i.e. The person paying for the service would be liable for anything
illegal their guest/visitors were caught doing on-line as it all
would come back to their IP address. Unless you could prove it was
your guests who were responsible, you would be the one going to jail.
This was just one concern I had about my neighbour and her brother
having access to my network.
As for 2 unrelated persons sharing an apartment - In most cases,
tenants will share the cost of the service and both have legal access
to it. As long as this is permitted by the ISP, it's legal. Most
ISP's allow this as many families will have multiple computers and
want internet access for all of them.
Amber
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