Well, the law disagrees.  You are wrong.

On 16 Feb 2004 at 22:36, Rik wrote:

> tom ring wrote:
>
> > What many of you are speaking about with WiFi is considered theft, by the way.
> > I just thought I'd mention that.
>
> i simply must disagree.  if it's 'up there' it's a
> free for all.  it's essentially like putting
> restrictions on reciving vocal emissions.  like i
> can play a song on the tape recorder in my
> vanagon, but you can't listen to it.
>
> i will say that it's a poor idea to have it up.
> it only takes one spammer with a lap top to sit in
> his vanagon on the corner of main and second,
> forty five minutes to upload 1.2 million viagra
> messages.
>
> the anarchist's view?  property is theft.
>
> personal view?  i don't care what you do in your
> vanagon as long as it doesn't harm others.
>
> rolling down the windows at 57 mph, feverishly
> typing with one hand.....
>
> Rik
>
>

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