Barry Chandler - The Bar Blogger » bar wifi http://www.thebarblogger.com Helping You To Manage Your Bar One Blog Post At A Time Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:42:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Bar Owner Fined $13,000 For Open Wi-Fi Network http://www.thebarblogger.com/bar-owner-fined-13000-for-open-wi-fi-network/ http://www.thebarblogger.com/bar-owner-fined-13000-for-open-wi-fi-network/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:51:41 +0000 barblog http://www.thebarblogger.com/?p=516

Alcohol has been blamed for some pretty outrageous things over the years, but this is the first time I’ve heard anyone blame it for copyright infringement.

It’s a bizarre argument to make, but its likely one a UK bar owner will be considering after being handed down an £8,000 fine, which works out to about $13,000 USD after a customer downloaded copyrighted material over the open wi-fi hotspot in the bar.

According to Internet law professor Lillian Edwards of the Sheffield Law School, open Wi-Fi operators “should not be responsible in theory” for the actions of their users. What’s next?

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