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

[Iain Barnett]

On 28 Feb 2010, at 12:58, Arron M Finnon wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 


 Is it too hard for a business to ask for a valid email address before allowing access? The library requires my library card before I can use one of their pc's, why not for wifi access?

As far as I can see, this bill, whether right or wrong, is going to sort out a lot of crap network security.

Iain