An Ohio town discontinues its municipal WiFi network after MPAA lawyers rattle swords about a copyrighted movie that moved through the system. Andrew Moshirnia at Citizen Media Law explains. And (h/t reader CTrees) note that the town turned the system back on at Sony’s request, following a national outcry over the incident.
And at least somewhat relatedly: “Viacom’s top lawyer: suing P2P users ‘felt like terrorism'” [ArsTechnica]
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Upon learning that telephones could be used to call in a bomb threat, Coshocton officials dismantled their municipal phone system too.
You guys were a little late on this story: http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/Coshocton_County_Has_Turned_Wi_Fi-Back_On/26596/
The latest Economist reports that Swindon, England, officials are confident their project will work much better. It at least anticipates some profits for the private sector. The story is “Metro-Net.”