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OK Will, the RIAA is inept for sure. They walked into plenty of cases without a single shred of proof to support some of their cases! This leads to them being laughed out of their own courts AND this supports the rumors that the RIAA is an organization of extortionist losers.
STILL! If you own a wireless internet system that is broadcasting into the public domain, it is up to the owner of said wireless network to secure it to the best of their abilities/knowledge. Usually internet companies will set such things up for you. Unfortunately, if you set one up yourself and do not secure it (wink wink), that means you were negligent of your capabilities. And negligence is not smiled upon in the law, especially if we relate it back to that "someone was shot during a robbery in your store" analogy- not entirely applicable, but it still allows for the ISP to slap your pecker in the door if they get called out for assisting theft of COPYRIGHTED property.
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