Steve McCaskill, March 16, 2016
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Advocate General of the European Court of Justice says it is unreasonable to expect all public Wi-Fi to be secured
Operators of free public Wi-Fi networks, such as those found in shops, hotels and bars, are not liable for any copyright infringement committed by users of these networks, according to a preliminary ruling by an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice.
The ruling follows a case of alleged copyright infringement between Tobias McFadden, owner of a lighting and sound equipment retailer in Germany, and Sony Music Entertainment Germany.
Sony alleged that a network operated by McFadden was used to illegally download music for which it owned the rights to on the basis that the hotspot should have been secured.
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EU Court: Public Wi-Fi Owners Cannot Be Liable For Piracy On Unsecured Hotspots
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I would think the WiFi owners would have a disclaimer that the user had to agree to before logging in, in order to protect the operator.
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