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> Illegal to have open Wifi, that is true :-) (I think it's a 125 Euro fine) No, it is not illegal per se to have an open Wifi, but there is the dreaded paragr
by wolfgke 11y ago
> Illegal to have open Wifi, that is true :-) (I think it's a 125 Euro fine)
No, it is not illegal per se to have an open Wifi, but there is the dreaded paragraph of "Mitstörerhaftung" - that means in lots of cases if someone does something illegal over your open Wifi (say copyright violation), the person who runs the open Wifi will be liable for it.
- rbehrends 11y agoStörerhaftung (§1004 BGB) does not make you liable; it only means that you can be sued for injunctive relief [1]. Of course, under Germany's "loser pays" rules this means that you can be responsible for the cost of the proceedings. More importantly, in certain situation courts may consider the fact that a tort was committed using your IP as prima facie evidence that you were responsible (this is rebuttable, but can be difficult to prove). But in general, yes, it's purely a matter of civil law. [1] http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p3979 http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb....
- wolfgke 11y agoThanks for the correction.