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The best excuse is probably, "I installed some malware and I guess it turned my box into a torrent gateway". Unless the law says that you are responsible for e
by VMG 15y ago
The best excuse is probably, "I installed some malware and I guess it turned my box into a torrent gateway".
Unless the law says that you are responsible for everything that happens on your internet connection. I don't know if or where this is the case, but it seems realistic and even reasonable.
- babebridou 15y agoIt is the case in France. You could see it the same way as a car insurance, you're responsible for any damage it does, except your car can be safely locked in your garage when someone else wrecks it into a porcelain store, and you can't possibly prevent it from happening nor prove that it wasn't yours.
- darksaga 15y agoWhich would be easy to dump off on the provider. "I have a firewall and anti-virus, what more can I be responsible for if my provider isn't securing THEIR network?" Ignorance of the law isn't a plausible defense in the eyes of the law, but you when you have so many parties besides yourself involved, I would think it would be easier to claim it was something on their end.
- jrockway 15y agoIn the US, you aren't responsible for crimes you didn't commit. That means if someone uses your computer to commit a crime, and you didn't intend to help them, you didn't do anything wrong.
- tbrownaw 15y agoDoesn't that not allow for "strict liability" rules?
- tedunangst 15y agoattractive nuisance.