On Sunday 21 December 2003 16:50, you wrote:
> I'm pretty sure it's illegal to use someone else's 802.11 connection
> without permission, wiretapping or theft of services or something like
> that. My sister thinks it's OK (she lives in Florida too). I think that
> if it's not illegal, it should be. What statute or verdict can I bring
> up? Are the Florida statutes online?
If someone knowlingly and willfully uses a service purchased by someone else
without the latter person's permission, it would be a theft of services. It
is a criminal offense, probably a misdemeanor. I do not know the statute,
but it is definitely a theft under common law, which is in force here lacking
a statute. An infringer could also be civilly prosecuted in this situation.
Do not construe my reply as legal advice.
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