Pub fined £8,000 after punter pirates with their pint

A pub owner has been fined £8,000 after an unknown reprobate unlawfully downloaded copyrighted material over the hostelry's open Wi-Fi hotspot. ZDNet UK looks into the grey area surrounding open Wi-Fi networks, and the worrying implications of the Digital Economy Bill. Read more about the unfortunate publican in ZDNet's story Pub 'fined £8k' for Wi-Fi copyright infringement.

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