Politech messages from last week on this: http://www.politechbot.com/p-03700.html http://www.politechbot.com/p-03689.html --- http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/01/technology/01WIFI.html?pagewanted=print July 1, 2002 A Dispute Over Wireless Networks By PETER MEYERS The New York Times Time Warner Cable sent some of its New York City cable-modem subscribers letters last week warning that operating wireless networks and inviting others to freely share them violated their subscription agreements. The company's action highlights a potential conflict between a small number of advocates of free, wireless networking and the broadband providers who supply their Internet connections. Fewer than a dozen letters were sent, according to the company, a unit of AOL Time Warner. The letters cited a clause in the subscription agreement prohibiting redistribution of the company's Internet connection service. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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