[OSM-talk] About my stubbornness

[Nick Black]

On 7/24/06, Ronan Oger <ronan at roasp.com> wrote:
> On Monday 24 July 2006 10:54, Nick Black wrote:
> > I dont see how IP logging would provide an adequate level of
> > protection against copywright violation. Most people do not have a
> > static IP address and as OSM moves out of the expert domain, this
> > proportion will become increasingly significant.
>
> IP logging provides a deterrant. These breadcrumbs are tracked at the ISP
> level back to the dsl modem. This may appear out of reach of OSM but is
> certainly within reach of any litigant who goes through the trouble to track
> down copyrighted data.

But if ISPs only keep the data for 6 months, this is not very useful.

>
> The only (partial) exception is people who are wardriving and scoop
> unsuspecting peoples' IP traffic. Generally, though, these people make up a
> small minority of users. And in that case, the legally responsible person is
> still the account holder of the dsl line.

I think in the UK people have succesfully defended prosecutions
claiming they downloaded banned material that were based on ISP
records, on the grounds that they had an unsecured wireless network.
Is it defnitely the responsibility of the owner of the dsl line?

Nick

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