LinkedIn sent HiQ a C&D. They were indeed told that they were banned. Let's try a thought experiment: you're at a supermarket, and you're abusing coupons to th

LinkedIn sent HiQ a C&D. They were indeed told that they were banned. Let's try a thought experiment: you're at a supermarket, and you're abusing coupons to the point where you're holding up the line for everyone. Someone complains to the manager, and the manager escorts you out of the store and tells you you're banned for life (as an aside, I wish this would happen to extreme couponers). The supermarket also has automatic doors and a self-checkout. They're also pretty understaffed, so there's a good chance you won't run into anyone stocking the shelves as you're shopping. A few days after you've been banned, you waltz in through the automatic doors, grab some items off the nearest shelf, go through the self-checkout, and leave without a single employee getting a good look at your face. At the end of the day, the manager starts fast-forwarding though the day's security camera footage looking for anything odd and notices you've been in the store. They call the police and have you charged with trespassing. Do they have a case, yes or no? I say yes.