I'm wondering what some of the legal consequences would be if a project like that were implemented in Europe. In Germany (and other countries), if you as a pri

I'm wondering what some of the legal consequences would be if a project like that were implemented in Europe. In Germany (and other countries), if you as a private person do not secure your wi-fi, and someone else piggybacks on it to do something illegal (say, download pirated data) you are liable. What is the situation in the states? If the legal situation is similar, does it make a difference if the open wi-fi is provided by a city rather than a private person? Obviously it wouldn't be piggybacking when the free wi-fi is intended to be used by others, I wonder if that makes a difference. Also, could ToS be used to avoid the liability issue for a city? Also, in the EU, ISPs are required to store the connection data of all customers for six months. Would a city that provides free wi-fi be considered an ISP and thus have to store all connection data too?