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You don't need new regulation; you just need to get rid of existing regulation. It is currently illegal to build third-party applications once the first party
by kauffj 8y ago
You don't need new regulation; you just need to get rid of existing regulation.
It is currently illegal to build third-party applications once the first party tells you to stop.
Craigslist actually was involved in the court case that cemented this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Inc._v._3Taps_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist_Inc._v._3Taps_Inc.
- ucaetano 8y ago> It is currently illegal to build third-party applications once the first party tells you to stop. No, it is illegal to access the data of a third-party with your own app if that third-party doesn't allow you to do so.
- debacle 8y agoYou're spreading a lot of disinformation in this thread around the CFAA.
- yonran 8y agoWe could go back to the world where the AIM vs. MSN Messenger Chat Wars were legal (https://nplusonemag.com/issue-19/essays/chat-wars/ https://nplusonemag.com/issue-19/essays/chat-wars/). But reverse engineering APIs required an adversary with deep pockets, so I don’t think that is sufficient. We need an explicit regulation that a company’s monopoly over its network doesn’t last forever, just as patents are not forever.