Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:cg9p145vsdr5u35ickkqtml4euqb525jpi@4ax.com:

> While that's very generous of you to provide this service for free to
> the public, how would you feel if someone used your Internet
> connection to, say, send a threatening email to the President?
>
>

Every time I mention this on Usenet, I get this same exact response.
However, there IS case law that I'm sorry I don't have under my thumb a
perfect reference for you of, that having an OPEN, UNMONITORED node is,
in fact, a GREAT defence in front of the jurors. NOONE, not even the
Illuminati's judge, can hold you accountable for the actions of someone
who "used your system without your express permission".....any more than
they can hold Comcast responsible for his same actions on his Comcast
internet modem. If you let Y use your wifi, you are in EXACTLY the same
position as Comcast in your scenario.

I suppose it could get very expensive trying to defend yourself, but it
won't work as there are many who have gone before....way back in the BBS
days, even.

"They" know it won't work, having had their faces rubbed in the dirt in
court before....