[dundee] Open Wi-Fi 'outlawed' in Digital Economy Bill

[Sean McRobbie]

Saw this earlier, guess I'll have to can one of my hobbies :(

Regards,
Sean McRobbie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Arron M Finnon" <finux at finux.co.uk>
To: "Tayside Linux User Group" <dundee at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Sunday, 28 February, 2010 12:58:20 PM
Subject: [dundee] Open Wi-Fi 'outlawed' in Digital Economy Bill

http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,40057470,00.htm

The government will not exempt universities, libraries and small
businesses providing open Wi-Fi services from its Digital Economy Bill
copyright crackdown, according to official advice released earlier this
week.

This would leave many organisations open to the same penalties for
copyright infringement as individual subscribers, potentially including
disconnection from the internet, leading legal experts to say it will
become impossible for small businesses and the like to offer Wi-Fi access.


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