i for one would pass on that. to many problems with letting strangers use your internet access. last summer here in buffalo, a couple had their wifi open, and a dumb ass a few doors down accessed child porn over it. before they knew what hit them, fbi and swat busted down their door in a raid, arrested them and processed them. the burden of proof fell on them to prove they were not the ones accessing the porn at their house. thankfully, they ended up getting their neighbor, but who would open their wifi up to a probelm or potential problem like that?
I used to keep my wifi open to, but then my ISP sent me the following email, and I dont even like that type of music, or use Gnutella.....
* *Dear Customer,
This message is to advise that Cox Communications has received a notice claiming that you are using your Cox High Speed Internet service to post or transmit material in violation of U.S. Copyright law. *We have included a copy of the complaint, which identifies the party raising it and the material claimed to be infringing. *
We ask that you review the complaint and, if it is valid, promptly remove or disable access to the infringing material. *If you disagree with the claims in the notice, you should contact the sender, and not Cox, to resolve the matter.
As an Internet Service Provider, Cox is responsible, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"), to advise when we receive a notice asserting infringement by you. *We are also required to take appropriate action if further claims are received that you do not resolve. *
The material that you post or share online is your responsibility. *Cox encourages responsible Internet use, but we do not monitor nor control the information you share. *We have a duty, however, to take progressive steps when we received complaints of infringement.
If we continue to receive infringement claims such as this one, concerning your use of our service, we will suspend your account and disable your Internet connection until you confirm you have removed the infringing material.
To learn more about your responsibilities concerning copyrighted material, please refer to our help article at:
http://support.cox.com/sdccommon/as...sprt_cid=c2a30ae8-d706-4f6e-beb9-618ea54d1791
http://www.respectcopyrights.org/
Sincerely,
Cox Customer Security
* *
* *--- Original Message ---
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November 25, 2009
Cox Communications Inc.
1400 Lake Hearn Drive
Atlanta, GA 30313
Sir or Madam:
I am contacting you on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) -- the trade association whose member music companies create, manufacture, and distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate music sold in the United States. *
If you are an Internet Service Provider (ISP), you have received this letter because we have identified a user on your network reproducing or distributing an unauthorized copy of a copyrighted sound recording. *This letter constitutes notice to you that this user may be liable for infringing activity occurring on your network.
If you are an Internet subscriber (user), you have received this letter because your Internet account was used to illegally copy and/or distribute copyrighted music over the Internet through a peer to peer application. *
Distributing copyrighted works on a peer to peer system is a public activity visible by other users on that network, including the RIAA. *An historic 2005 U.S. Supreme Court decision affirmed that uploading and downloading copyrighted works without the copyright owner's permission is clearly illegal. *You may be liable for the illegal activity occurring on your computer.
To avoid legal consequences, a user should immediately delete and disable access to the unauthorized music on your computer. *Learn how at the "About Music Copyright Notices" section of
http://www.riaa.com. *That section also contains practical information about:
*- How you were identified and why illegal downloading is not anonymous
*- What next steps to take
*- Where to get legal music online
We encourage Internet subscribers to visit the website
http://www.musicunited.org, which contains valuable information about what is legal and what is not when it comes to copying music. *It also links to some of the more popular online music services where fans can go to listen to and/or purchase their favorite songs.
We have attached below the details of the illegal file-sharing, including the time, date, and a sampling of the music shared. *We assert that the information in this notice is accurate, based upon the data available to us. *We have a good faith belief that this activity is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. *Under penalty of perjury, we submit that the RIAA is authorized to act on behalf of its member companies in matters involving the infringement of their sound recordings, including enforcing their copyrights and common law rights on the Internet. *This letter does not constitute a waiver of any of our member's rights, and all such rights are expressly reserved.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. *If you have any questions, please visit the "About Music Copyright Notices" section of
http://www.riaa.com.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Landis
Recording Industry Association of America
1025 F Street, NW, 10th Floor
Washington, D.C., 20004
Email:
ispnoticefaq@riaa.com
Ph: 1-800-838-9775
List of infringing content
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Jay-Z Umbrella
- -------------------------
INFRINGEMENT DETAIL
- --------------------
Infringing Work : Jay-Z Umbrella
Filename : 01 Umbrella (Remix) (Feat. Jay-Z & Chris Brown).mp3
First found (UTC): 2009-11-24T08:12:42.51Z
Last found (UTC): 2009-11-24T08:12:42.51Z
Filesize *: 6119839 bytes
IP Address: 68.xxx.xx.xxx
IP Port: 48416
Network: Gnutella
Protocol: Gnutella
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<Infringement xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
* *<Case>
* * * *<ID>2223005617</ID>
* * * *<Status>Open</Status>
* * * *<Severity>Normal</Severity>
* *</Case>
* *<Complainant>
* * * *<Entity>Recording Industry Association of America Inc</Entity>
* * * *<Contact>RIAA</Contact>
* * * *<Address>1025 F Street NW 10th Floor Washington DC 20004</Address>
* * * *<Phone>1-800-838-9775</Phone>
* * * *<Email>antipiracy2@riaa.com</Email>
* *</Complainant>
* *<Service_Provider>
* * * *<Entity>Cox Communications</Entity>
* * * *<Contact />
* * * *<Address>Cox Communications Inc. **1400 Lake Hearn Drive **Atlanta **GA **30313 **US **</Address>
* * * *<Phone />
* * * *<Email>abuse@cox.net</Email>
* *</Service_Provider>
* *<Source>
* * * *<TimeStamp>2009-11-24T08:12:42.51Z</TimeStamp>
* * * *<IP_Address>68.xxx.xx.xxx</IP_Address>
* * * *<Port>48416</Port>
* * * *<Type>Gnutella</Type>
* * * *<UserName />
* * * *<Number_Files>1</Number_Files>
* *</Source>
* *<Content>
* * * *<Item>
* * * * * *<Title>Umbrella</Title>
* * * * * *<Artist>Jay-Z</Artist>
* * * * * *<FileName>01 Umbrella (Remix) (Feat. Jay-Z & Chris Brown).mp3</FileName>
* * * * * *<FileSize>6119839</FileSize>
* * * * * *<Type>Song</Type>
* * * *</Item>
* *</Content>
* *<History />
* *<Notes />
</Infringement>
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