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Originally Posted by carlwaring
Do you not think it's actually a reasonable idea that the person whose computer it is should be held responsible for any content posted from it?
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Nope, Otherwise you'd be opening up claims for stabbing someone if someone used your kitchen knife or doing the owner of the car for speeding as well as the driver.. (only MOT and TAX rules allow the owner to be prosecuted if you allow a third party because you know the fact before you hand over the keys as you are the registered keeper)
You can't commit a crime if your property was used by a third party as a medium to commit that crime. Only if your property becomes the crime (as in my previous example of storage of under-age images) and you know about it you do become responsible.