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A pub owner in the U.K. has been fined £8,000 (about $13,183) because someone unlawfully downloaded copyrighted material over its open Wi-Fi hotspot, according to the managing director of hotspot provider The Cloud. 

Graham Cove told CNET sister site ZDNet UK on Friday he believes the case to be the first of its kind in the U.K. However, he would not identify the pub concerned, because its owner–a pub that is a client of The Cloud’s–had not yet given their permission for the case to be publicized.

Cove would say only that the fine had been levied in a civil case, brought about by a rights holder, "sometime this summer." The Cloud’s pubco clients include Fullers, Greene King, Marsdens, Scottish & Newcastle, Mitchell & Butlers, and Punch Taverns.

The law surrounding open Wi-Fi networks and the liability of those running them is a grey area…

A survey by insurance company Diamond has found that a fifth of women admit to applying make-up while driving. It is estimated that the practice causes 500,000 accidents every year. 

According to Sian Lewis, managing director of Diamond, women who drive and apply make-up at the same time risk both the safety of others around them and a ticket for careless driving.

"Applying your make-up when you’re driving means your full attention is not on the road ahead… Women are generally great at doing more than one thing at once but this is definitely one area where multitasking should not be practiced," said Lewis.

Source: www.ananova.com