[IRCA] Wi-Fi legality (OT)

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

I'm happy that the Wi-Fi has reappeared for Patrick, but just a subtle question....is this legal, or is it stealing?  Now I've done exactly the same thing in Masset for emergency downloading and uploading of loggings, etc.  I've felt a little bad about using someone else's bandwidth too.  I'm not clear, not being a lawyer, whether this is illegal.  I kind of think that it is....seems to me I've read of a person being arrested outside a fast food/coffee shop somewhere in the States for doing exactly that....connecting his laptop to the Wi-Fi signal which was meant for patrons of the establishment.  I'd be really interested in knowing the source of the Wi-Fi signal, which should be fairly easy to do, with one of those hand-held Wi-Fi meters, and if it's within the community....how come someone else can get Wi-Fi, whereas Patrick has so much trouble establishing a high speed link?  Just thinking!  ......Walt in Victoria.

_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx