[Noisebridge-discuss] why didn't i think of asking you all before?

[John Menerick]

You may wish to look at this interesting legal precedent from an Ohio court
->   http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/504

"At work, why is it that when I run around on the Internet, I can be labeled
a hacker and treated as such?"



On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Quinn Norton <quinn at quinnnorton.com> wrote:

> I'm working on a feature for MaxPC answering your digital rights
> questions. My editor and I will pick around 10 questions, and i'll
> interview lawyer types like those at the EFF (hi, eff ppl) to answer
> them.
>
> I'm especially eager for questions on mashups, because I want to go
> research the legals of them, but any digital rights questions is
> potentially doable.
>
> Here's an example of some questions I have right now:
>
> Question: If I bring my personal laptop to work, does my employer have
> the right to search that computer?
>
> Question: If I bring my work home and my own PC is hacked with my work
> stuff on it, am I liable?
>
> Question: Is there any circumstance that allows for legal downloading of
> copyrighted material through torrents or P2P?
>
> Question: Is downloading TV shows off bittorrent illegal? If so, why
> is it different from Tivo'ing and fast forwarding through commercials?
>
> Please let me know what you'd like to see answered!
>
> Q
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