Mastering the Internet

Nicholas Bohm ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Fri, 15 May 2009 12:14:21 +0100


Roland Perry wrote:
> In article <4A0D3A0D.5070408@zen.co.uk>, Peter Fairbrother
> <zenadsl6186@zen.co.uk> writes
>> Sending any other content - even if goes to a box which is switched
>> off, as long as the switch is in someone else's control - is illegal
>> interception by the ISP, again under 2(2)(a), as it makes content
>> available to the someone else who controls the switch.
> 
> [Apologies to Ian] Compare it to a hotel minibar when the room occupant
> is under age. Are the hotel illegally supplying alcohol or not?

They're surely making it available to him if they give him the key to
the minibar.

Nicholas
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