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Originally Posted by photodude
I don't get why people are pushing this " it's your connection used, so the account holder is the guilty party"
The terms of the agreement with VM state that:
"You agree to take responsibility for all liabilities, claims and losses which are in any way connected with misusing the services supplied to you under this agreement"
This contract term is there to take VM out of any claims like this, and make the claimants go directly to the account holder. It is not a term that can be used in a court to make you pay for someone else's downloading activity (be it family, friends or someone abusing your wireless), unless it is VM taking you to court for a breach of their contract. It is a contractual term between you (the account holder) and VM, not between you and any third party who claims you have broken copyrights laws. This is why the claims are address to the account holders, and not any other member of the household.
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Its got nothing to do with Virgin Media. If someone in the household has downloaded something illegaly, then they will set out to find out who, or in this case, the account holder, due to the fact thats who pays the bill. I guess its just the same as a car, the owner of the car is responsible for knowing who is driving it at any given time. Im guessing the same applies here. Someone is the quilty part in the household, so they go for the account holder due to the fact he is responsible over the internet connection.