Rob, from a moral standpoint--to hell with the legal--you don’t see this as theft? Shame on you.
Regards…
LoadTheMule - 10:06am on 06/23/2006
LTM: I think the key word here is “broadcast”. When you do that, you lose any sense of possessing what is broadcast.
My opinion is that in the near future, advertising revenue will make it possible for the internet to be free to anyone with the necessary hardware. The internet is the best advertising medium known to man, and it is only a matter of time.
robert108 - 10:06am on 06/23/2006
robert, Your prediction is very interesting. kinda like tv, I suppose? ..I never thought of that
aNONOMISLY - 10:06am on 06/23/2006
The story didn’t state whether or not they had asked him to quit. Assuming that they didn’t they’ll never get this charge to stick.
I see it as the same as pulling off the road and using a gas stations bathroom without buying anything.
Finally I think the law will settle that if an entity fails to protect their service it’s fair to use it. It’s legal to walk in someone’s backyard until they put up a fence.
The Whistler - 10:06am on 06/23/2006
Yes, broadcast TV. It just makes sense to me. We might need a bit more market penetration, but I think it’s on the way.
robert108 - 10:06am on 06/23/2006
Whistler: From the article:
County deputies charged Smith with theft of services after returning to the parking lot after they told him to stop.
This was clearly a repeat performance.
Rob - 11:06am on 06/23/2006
It’s legal to walk in someone’s backyard until they put up a fence.
Depends on the state. Some have strict definitions of trespassing. A better analogy is that it is legal to look into someone’s backyard until they put up a privacy fence, at which point it becomes illegal to peep.
kbiel - 11:06am on 06/23/2006
I didn’t catch that as it concerned law enforcement.
The Whistler - 11:06am on 06/23/2006
Rob, from a moral standpoint--to hell with the legal--you don’t see this as theft? Shame on you.
I’m not sure how immoral it is to use someone’s open wireless access point. If we were talking about me taking someone’s wallet after I saw them drop it on the sidewalk that’d be one thing, but using an open wireless access point is about as much “stealing” as taking a box of tissues from a hotel room.
Rob - 11:06am on 06/23/2006
I see it as using a neighbors rake that he left out and returning it a few minutes later.
Rob, from a moral standpoint--to hell with the legal--you don’t see this as theft? Shame on you.
Regards…
LTM: I think the key word here is “broadcast”. When you do that, you lose any sense of possessing what is broadcast.
My opinion is that in the near future, advertising revenue will make it possible for the internet to be free to anyone with the necessary hardware. The internet is the best advertising medium known to man, and it is only a matter of time.
robert, Your prediction is very interesting. kinda like tv, I suppose? ..I never thought of that
The story didn’t state whether or not they had asked him to quit. Assuming that they didn’t they’ll never get this charge to stick.
I see it as the same as pulling off the road and using a gas stations bathroom without buying anything.
Finally I think the law will settle that if an entity fails to protect their service it’s fair to use it. It’s legal to walk in someone’s backyard until they put up a fence.
Yes, broadcast TV. It just makes sense to me. We might need a bit more market penetration, but I think it’s on the way.
Whistler: From the article:
This was clearly a repeat performance.
Depends on the state. Some have strict definitions of trespassing. A better analogy is that it is legal to look into someone’s backyard until they put up a privacy fence, at which point it becomes illegal to peep.
I didn’t catch that as it concerned law enforcement.
I’m not sure how immoral it is to use someone’s open wireless access point. If we were talking about me taking someone’s wallet after I saw them drop it on the sidewalk that’d be one thing, but using an open wireless access point is about as much “stealing” as taking a box of tissues from a hotel room.
I see it as using a neighbors rake that he left out and returning it a few minutes later.