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Dealing with the regulatorsDealing with the regulatorsPosted Jan 26, 2007 13:11 UTC (Fri) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)In reply to: Dealing with the regulators by JoeBuck Parent article: A report from the Linux wireless developers meeting maybe it's no violation of the GPL for a third party (a government) to say you can't operate a device that has a radio transmitter if the little piece that restricts the parameters has been changed. I guess not, but I'm not sure if it's legal to distribute the modified (uncertified) device which operates outside of the proper frequencies. I mean a couple of years ago a lots of people here bought devices which enabled them to watch HBO on cable even if they were not subscribed (and were not paying, of course). Even though the usage of such device is the thing that causes harm, I think the selling of such devices was also banned. But this could be a wrong analogy.
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Dealing with the regulators Posted Jan 26, 2007 23:12 UTC (Fri) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link] I think it's irrelevant. The problem with wireless cards is transmission on unauthorized frequencies on open air, and your example involves reception on the cable. Both the media and the mode of operation are different.
Dealing with the regulators Posted Jan 29, 2007 9:12 UTC (Mon) by cate (subscriber, #1359) [Link] Don't use strong word as illegal. Do you see authorities that enforces such rules? (and IANAL, AFAIK frequencies are not defined in laws but in very low level of legal hierarchy.) So should it be illegal to use your wireless connection on your laptop outside your country?
Dealing with the regulators Posted Jan 31, 2007 1:57 UTC (Wed) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link] I didn't use the word "illegal". "unauthorized" doesn't necessarily imply that it's against the law.
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