Author: luapo
Open WiFi Owner Not Liable For Illegal File-Sharing
In 2010, anti-piracy group CIAPC obtained the identity of a local woman and sued her for copyright infringement. They claimed that she had used Direct Connect to infringe the rights of their entertainment industry members. Pay us 6,000 euros to make the case go away, they told her, or things will get much worse.
But instead of caving in the woman kicked back. The offense, which allegedly took place in a 12 minute time period on July 14th 2010, coincided with an event at the woman’s home attended by 100 people. Any one of them could have fired up a laptop, accessed the open WiFi, and been tracked by CIAPC.
Six Generations of Daughters
From Baby to 111-Year-Old Great, Great, Great Grandmother.
Beer Philosophy
Dude… Star Wars
NJ Town Bans Texting While Walking
Hopefully other towns don’t follow suit. If they ban texting and walking everywhere, it will be the end of our “Texting FAIL of the Day” links.
“It’s a big distraction. Pedestrians aren’t watching where they are going and they are not aware,” said Thomas Ripoli, chief of the Fort Lee Police Department. Ripoli said the borough, which is home to approximately 35,000 residents, has suffered three fatal pedestrian-involved accidents this year.






