Hello Michiel!   
      
   Oct 04 14:20 2015, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Markus Reschke:   
      
    MR>> An IP address can identify a person.   
      
    MvdV> An IP address identifies the machine, not the user.   
      
   In most cases the first implies the second.   
      
    MR>>  A number plate just identifies the car, not the driver.   
      
    MvdV> In Germany. That is why they fotograph from the front. In The    
    MvdV> Netherlands they fotograph from the back. In The Netherlands the    
    MvdV> owner of the car is presumed to be the driver. If someone else was    
    MvdV> driving, it is up to the owner to identify the driver.   
      
   The funny thing is that we got the same for internet access. If someone does   
   something illegal using your private internet access it's assumed that you're   
   responsible and you would have to prove that someone else caused the trouble.   
   This started to change a little bit with some current judgements, in case   
   you're sharing the internet access. There are exemptions for providers but   
   still a lot of open questions. For example, if they apply to a shared private   
   open WLAN.   
      
   Regards,   
   Markus   
      
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