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> Yeah, so how is this not unauthorized access to a computer? A crime under the CFAA, as previously demonstrated in United States v. Auernheimer Unauthorized a
by jakeashacks 7y ago
> Yeah, so how is this not unauthorized access to a computer? A crime under the CFAA, as previously demonstrated in United States v. Auernheimer
Unauthorized access to a computer implies bypassing authorization mechanisms to get content that you couldn't get otherwise. If a server is publicly accessible, you don't need authorization to access it. The law doesn't account for how someone can access something (i.e. using iTunes or by reverse engineering and finding the links), it only accounts for who is authorized to access, and a server by being public is automatically authorizing everyone to access its contents. Note however that an EULA can account for how you access content (i.e. "you must use iTunes"), but that is the matter we're discussing right now: whether an EULA is enforceable and whether you can get around it.