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> The government's case hinged mostly on whether Wiseguy had "circumvented" Ticketmaster's system. While I hate scalpers, I have to ask: why is this illegal?
by 1024core 10y ago
> The government's case hinged mostly on whether Wiseguy had "circumvented" Ticketmaster's system.
While I hate scalpers, I have to ask: why is this illegal? Is using a screen reader "circumventing the system" if I get rid of all font and graphics? Is using an adblocker "circumventing the system" ?
- nerdponx 10y agoThe site might (and hopefully does) have an explicit TOS/EULA prohibiting scraping for the purpose of scalping.
- kentt 10y agoI don't think that necessarily make it's illegal to do it anyway.
- mthoms 10y agoThe law is intentionally vague on what "circumventing" means. That's so that: (a) It can catch previously unforeseen schemes (b) It can be selectively enforced (c) Both (a) and (b) The answer is (c) IMHO.