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> illegally obtaining information from members-only websites (by violating their terms of use) IANAL, but since when have arbitrary website terms and condition
by oneeyedpigeon 10y ago
> illegally obtaining information from members-only websites (by violating their terms of use)
IANAL, but since when have arbitrary website terms and conditions been automatically enforced by criminal law?
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- Bartweiss 10y agoDoes "illegally" mean criminal law? (Honest question.) I assumed that it meant a civil law violation someone could sue over - usually "civil and criminal" cases like DRM violations are specified as such.
- dragonwriter 10y ago"illegally" doesn't just mean criminal.
- speeder 10y agoAaron Swartz case... And a bulling case I forgot the name (they used the same law that was used in Aaron Swartz to argue that the bullying people were criminals because they broke MySpace TOS). And a bunch of other cases... In US breaking TOS is literally a crime if you keep using the site (it is akin to virtual trespassing). I think such law is bullshit... but it does exist. (CFAA I think is the law name)
- rhizome 10y agoAnd a bulling case I forgot the name (they used the same law that was used in Aaron Swartz to argue that the bullying people were criminals because they broke MySpace TOS). Lori Drew, who was acquitted.