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This case is much more significant than that. The ruling will determine whether or not breaching the terms and agreements of a website constitutes a crime under

by ipnon 9y ago

This case is much more significant than that. The ruling will determine whether or not breaching the terms and agreements of a website constitutes a crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). LinkedIn is arguing that since scraping is not defined by the company itself to be a permitted use, a federal felony is being committed by anyone using a script to access its website. The language used in the CFAA is "unauthorized access" and this case will set a legal precedent for the meaning of that term.

qarioz 9y ago
So some company can sue me if I use `wget somecompany.com` if LinkedIn win?
razwall 9y ago
We can hope that this case will set a legal precedent, but it may, like the Craigslist case, end in a settlement (or some other disposition) before that point is reached.