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The US Gov't has tried to apply CFAA to someone they claimed was breaking a website's TOS[0]. The EFF filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant about th
by dfxm12 7y ago
The US Gov't has tried to apply CFAA to someone they claimed was breaking a website's TOS[0]. The EFF filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant about this[1]. Who knows what the TOS is for grabbing coupons?
Sure, the judge who heard this case said this would be an "overly broad" interpretation of the law at the time, but the question has come up in subsequent criminal cases as well. I'd feel better if that was actually codified and not left up for interpretation by other judges or courts.
0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Drew#Indictment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Drew#Indictme...
1 - https://www.eff.org/cases/united-states-v-drew https://www.eff.org/cases/united-states-v-drew