>Does sending an HTTP request and receiving an HTTP 200 response code indicate that you're authorized? IMO, yes. It'd be a boon for anyone who depends on data

>Does sending an HTTP request and receiving an HTTP 200 response code indicate that you're authorized? IMO, yes. It'd be a boon for anyone who depends on data scraping (which includes basically everyone in some form or another) if the Court decided that issue in that way, but I agree that it seems really unlikely that that will be broached in this case. Meanwhile, big companies will be able to scrape to their hearts' content while small companies are forcibly shut down for the same when one such big company retains a big law firm to intimidate an upstart they're afraid of with the threat of a lawsuit that costs millions just to litigate, excluding any potential damages. If the small company were to attempt to use the same law(s) to defend themselves, they'd be guaranteeing themselves said millions in legal fees, as the big company will aggressively defend itself, so it's not really an option. License to bully for the rich, bupkis for everyone else. That's how legal gray areas work.