I really don't think there is anything to complain about here. When I hear that an API is "open", I have always assumed that means that it is published, and ope

I really don't think there is anything to complain about here. When I hear that an API is "open", I have always assumed that means that it is published, and open to the public to use, both of which are true of the Twitter API. However, I have never assumed that "open" means that I have a right to abuse a publicly available API without getting banned for doing so.