August 6, 2010
A German court has ruled that people must secure their wireless Internet connections. The ruling came after a musician sued a man for illegally sharing and downloading his music. The man showed that he was not at home at the time the file sharing was done so someone else must have used his wireless connection. But the court ruled he should have secured his wireless network and ruled he could be fined up to 100 euros.
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