> Not really - I don't think implementing legal considerations into technology is the way to go. I think that's totally fair to say. But just know that the imm

> Not really - I don't think implementing legal considerations into technology is the way to go. I think that's totally fair to say. But just know that the immediate answer from Starbucks or whoever at that point is "Ok, then we'll continue doing what we have to do". With the ToS/EULA, I think it's really a cover-all protection measure. So, if there's something that the user is doing that is illegal, the service provider is not liable for the user. For example, I go to Starbucks and torrent Star Wars; Disney sues Starbucks for facilitating me or whatever. But I think your last point is where the argument breaks down. Yes, WiFi should probably be free at this point. But, there are tons of reasons that are valid (even marginally) someone would want to have someone connect to some website before connecting to the rest of internet. Without providing some way to do that, the terrible hacks will continue.