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Originally Posted by HarryT
A scenario for you. I live alone. I am the sole user of the computers in my house. I have a highly secure wireless network, because I am a conscientious person. There would be no reasonable doubt that, should an illegal download be traced to my IP address, I was guilty.
Now, same scenario as above. I happen NOT to be the conscientious person that I am, and I leave my wireless network unsecured. Are you saying that by doing so I should escape prosecution for my illegal downloading?
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Why do things have to be one way or the other? This is a misrepresentation of what I, and others, have been saying. All I am arguing for is that the accuser has to prove the act before punishment. In your scenario, you would not necessarily escape punishment for an unsecured wan; the accuser simply must prove that it was you that did the downloading.
But in the scenario that you are a technically adept pirate, and you pirate on your neighbor's wan, whether it be unsecured or secured with crappy security (WEP...), the accuser would have to prove that it is your neighbor that deserves punishment before punishing him. Otherwise he's an innocent caught in the crossfire.