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Protecting Speech V. Protecting Children: An Examination Of The Judicial Refusal To Allow Legislative Action In The Realm Of Minors And Internet Pornography, William H. Jordan
Protecting Speech V. Protecting Children: An Examination Of The Judicial Refusal To Allow Legislative Action In The Realm Of Minors And Internet Pornography, William H. Jordan
South Carolina Law Review
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Accessing The Internet Through The Neighbor's Wireless Internet Connection: Physical Trespass In Virtual Reality, Ned Snow
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As wireless computer networks are becoming commonplace, so also is the practice of accessing the Internet through another's wireless network. The practice raises a simple question of law: Does accessing a wireless network, without express authorization, violate the property rights of the network operator? This Article argues that it does. A neighbor who intentionally accesses the Internet through a network operator's connection appears to trespass on physical property of the operator - the operator's router. Recent Internet jurisprudence suggests that the electronic signals that the neighbor sends through the router are sufficient to find trespassory physical contact. The same jurisprudence …