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Is visiting a website now some sort of contract? I have no contractual relationship with Southwest, what do I care for their TOS? In the EU all TOS are basical
by revelation 9y ago
Is visiting a website now some sort of contract? I have no contractual relationship with Southwest, what do I care for their TOS?
In the EU all TOS are basically just a reiteration of standard consumer law, you can put into yours whatever you want but none of that nonsense survives a legal challenge.
- toomuchtodo 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
- revelation 9y agoHow does a TOS relate to this? Now that you've found the Wikipedia article, you might as well read it.
- toomuchtodo 9y agomapgrep has detailed that below: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15715971 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15715971 "I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice, but I believe this is, sadly, dead wrong. The infamous Computer Fraud and Abuse Act contains a provision barring not just unauthorized access to computer systems but also accessing such systems in a manner that exceeds authorized access. In other words, if you break terms of service on a website, you may be in violation of the CFAA."
- fjabre 9y agoThank you. Well said. I'm not sure why you're getting down voted. People think that lawyers and terms can control all aspects of life. It's beyond ridiculous that a TOS that most college graduates couldn't understand is legally binding for every word in the contract. I mean shit you can put just about anything in your terms and who knows there might be a lawyer good enough and a judge stupid enough to enforce it. It's only ok if you're a big corporation like google. Indie devs have to go play in our little sandbox and be careful not to piss of the big boys.