[MLUG] locate cantenna | grep hella_legal

[Matthew Schmidt <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

hi folks,

thanks for all the input! i started looking into the issues you
brought up. it is a very grey, murky area. does connecting to an open
AP constitute theft? well, it would appear that it all depends on one
thing--intent. did the person who owns the open AP /intend/ for others
to access it? did the person who connected to that open AP /intend/ an
illegal act?

what about the issue of open wifi neighborhood and city networks? the
intent of the providers is to, well, provide bandwidth--and for free.
so is it illegal for me to connect to that network if I am unaware
what the provider's intent is?

the points about sharing your bandwidth with your neighbor are well
received. but what if that is the intent of the people who own the APs
I'm connecting to? are they not also my neighbor?

this issue really boils down to one thing IMO: cizzash. flow. dollas.
who's making money off my bandwidth requirements if i'm connecting to
someone else's access point? Mediacom would be out $45 bucks, give or
take, for each person who does this. so expect some hella legislation
in the future that will definitely infringe on this "wild west" of
wifi that we're currently enjoying.

yes, I said hella again ;)

Matt
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