internet liability

• A German court ruled someone can be liable if his WIFI connection is unprotected and that connection is used for illegal acts.


• Many end users do not understand a thing about internet security, it seams a bit harsh to punish them for that.
• It is like jailing someone because he left his car open and it was stolen to rob a bank.
• A US court ruled that if you are mailing a link to a website, you are liable for the contents of the page it links to.


• This is similar to an earlier ruling on links to illegal downloads.
• Liability for actual text is a different case all together.