I don’t think there is more to it. Just another case of too many laws, and a legislature that doesn’t care. The legislature fills our jails with people who should not be there, so that they have an excuse for not throwing the book at those who should be there.
And they may feel that the goal of forcing people to buy a coffee so as to make free wireless a profitable activity justifies this kind of draconian penalty, but I at least do not. If the price of protecting coffee houses that offer free wireless is that we have to fill our jails with otherwise law abiding citizens who weren’t aware they were violating the law, then I would rather not have the free wireless service.
Them Tax Revenuers will go after anyone who isnt paying their taxes to the government. Why do you think all the cable companies and phone companies have started adding WEP and WPA to all their WiFi set ups...to stop the freeloaders.
and at a 30% tax, the governments want that cash too!