I have been having a running dialog with an attorney at EFF -- she is
drafting guidelines for ISPs and "accidental" ISPs (i.e. public
nodes).
I'd be glad to do a presentation about it at the July meeting if you'd like.
-> Joe
At 3:11 PM -0400 7/18/03, Dana Spiegel wrote:
Sounds like a perfect topic for an upcoming meeting: the Legal
aspects of Wi-Fi and community networks.
I have a few lawyers that I could invite.
Of course, there's nothing we can do to stop being threatened,
except for getting media behind our cause (which they seem to have
been for a while now).
The thing that we may be able to do is put up a good defence... And
of course, talking to your congressman and educating him is always a
good idea... We should perhaps get some polititians involved...
Subject:
[nycwireless] LEGAL ASSISTANCE: was RE: Hot spots elude RIAA
From:
"Jacob Farkas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date:
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 10:08:25 -0400
To:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello all,
This topic was mentioned recently and I was wondering whether we have any
attorneys or people who know attorneys who would be willing to assist
community networks and their operators, so as to avoid being threatened,
sued, etc. as a result of questionable anonymous use of their networks.
While the article suggests that it is a virtual dead-end for the RIAA at the
moment, this topic has often been discussed at great length in our posts,
and at our monthly meetings, it was mostly speculative and hopeful, rather
than factual and legally accurate.
For those of you with legal expertise, this is a perfect way to contribute
to NYCwireless. While we do have a wealth of technical, practical, and
well-intentioned volunteers, who contribute with time, expertise, and money,
we do need have much help in the legal field, and this could be of concern
to many current and potential node operators.
Please contact me off-list, if you are or know someone who is willing to
help in any way possible.
Thank You,
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Jacob Farkas
NYCwireless Community Outreach Effort [C.O.R.E.]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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