[Discuss] Local ISP Recommendations?

[me at mattgillen.net (Matthew Gillen)]

On 1/22/2016 3:22 PM, Rich Pieri wrote:
> On 1/22/2016 10:04 AM, Mike Small wrote:
>> Has this scenario, that someone uses another's system or ip to
>> download child porn or violate copyrights, ever happened to anyone
>> in a real legal case where the innocent party wasn't able to
>> establish his or her innocence? It's something I've wondered about
> 
> If you open your access point to the public then you may be in violation
> of your contract with your service provider. That's probably not
> conducive to one's legal defense. It would be different if you were a
> licensed, regulated, whatever service provider. Then you would qualify
> for safe harbor protections.
> 

But if your ISP opens up your access point to the public, it's called
Comcast HotSpot...

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/comcast-sued-by-customers-for-turning-routers-into-public-hotspots/