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Ohio: Single Movie Download Forces Wi-Fi Network Shutdown
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:25:41 -0500
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From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Date: November 11, 2009 10:11:43 AM EST To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Ohio: Single Movie Download Forces Wi-Fi Network Shutdown
Sure, Sony can complain, but you gotta hand it to the IT department for totally overreacting, eh?--rf Single Movie Download Forces Wi-Fi Network Shutdown http://freakbits.com/single-movie-download-forces-wi-fi-network-shutdown-1110 November 10, 2009, by enigmax8A free Wi-Fi service said to be used by hundreds of people has been completely disabled after a complaint was made to the operating ISP by Sony Pictures.OneCommunity is an award-winning, non-profit organization serving Northern Ohio by connecting public and non-profit institutions to their fiber-optic network, fostering economic development.One project was completed around five years ago, offering a free and open Wi-Fi network serving the area outside Coshocton’s County Court house.Last week, the network – said to be used by hundreds of people – was completely shut down by the county’s Information Technology Depa rtment, after Sony Pictures tracked one user sharing a single movie and issued a complaint.Aside from use by the public, Coshocton’s Sheriff’s department is said to have used the network to file incident reports, with traders using it to check the validity of customer credit cards.Of course, the MPAA was quick to offer its usual hard-luck stories for the article in the Coshocton Tribune.Taking down the entire network over a single infringement is a ridiculous knee-jerk reaction which amounts to collective punishment, but in the face of intimidating threats by a powerful company like Sony, the county obviously felt it was left with little choice.Let’s hope they don’t ban all cars from the street outside if someone exceeds the speed limit.
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