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Subject: [Politech] Charles Mudd on WiFi, Canada, encryption, and "theft of
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well ! com>
Date: 2003-12-04 19:57:48
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Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:23:47 -0600
Subject: Re: [Politech] First charge in Canada for WiFi "theft of
telecommunications"
From: "Charles Lee Mudd Jr." <cmudd@muddlawoffices.com>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
After a discussion on Super-DMCA laws this afternoon, it would seem under
Illinois law that both the individual using the wireless service without
authorization could be brought up on criminal and civil charges. On the
other hand, the wireless customer who uses encryption to restrict access
could also be interpreted to have violated the statute. Catch-22.
Charles Mudd
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