[citation][nom]omnimodis78[/nom]A landlord owns the property, whereas the internet is not owned - but you and I pay to get access to it. Legally speaking, there is distinction between those two things. [/citation]
My bad. What I had in mind was illegal activities from a subscriber managing a web site hosted by the ISP. That's where my metaphor made sense.
With the wider case of someone accessing the Internet through an ISP and doing something that is illegal, the ISP should not be more liable for the subscriber's illegal activities than a company managing a toll road would be if a bank robber drove on their roads after a heist: They can't know what's in that robber's trunk. All they see is the car clearing the toll booth (hell, they can weigh it if they want, but that's the extent of their power).
Is that a better metaphor for you?
My bad. What I had in mind was illegal activities from a subscriber managing a web site hosted by the ISP. That's where my metaphor made sense.
With the wider case of someone accessing the Internet through an ISP and doing something that is illegal, the ISP should not be more liable for the subscriber's illegal activities than a company managing a toll road would be if a bank robber drove on their roads after a heist: They can't know what's in that robber's trunk. All they see is the car clearing the toll booth (hell, they can weigh it if they want, but that's the extent of their power).
Is that a better metaphor for you?