From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Derek Fawcus To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] ISP filtering - update Message-ID: <20030925233154.D7137@edinburgh.cisco.com> References: <200309251726.h8PHQQj22789@augusta.math.psu.edu> <20030925223940.E26720@edinburgh.cisco.com> <02cf01c383ae$a74d1220$b9844051@insultant.net> <20030925225625.F26720@edinburgh.cisco.com> <02f901c383b1$8e752dc0$b9844051@insultant.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <02f901c383b1$8e752dc0$b9844051@insultant.net>; from boyd@insultant.net on Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 12:08:14AM +0200 Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 23:31:55 +0100 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 4d24b4c8-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Fri, Sep 26, 2003 at 12:08:14AM +0200, boyd, rounin wrote: > > i think it gets kinda vague if you open the door and watch the tv. > > maybe you'd be done for 'entering' (as in 'breaking and entering'), Yeah - I'm not sure there either, though I suspect the common law will be that if there was no form of lock, then there is no crime. > if such a crime exists. theft, maybe, 'cos you 'stole' the electricity I guess. I recal before the 'computer crime' laws were added, people were charged (amost other things) with stealing electricity. Mind I'm not sure if burglary would apply unless you put the electricity in a bucket and carried it away with you.