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Wait, doesn't using a VPN to watch sports imply that you are violating the terms of agreement for some website? Is that a reasonable argument you could make in

• danso 3y ago
  The judge cites this as a compelling reason to throw SBF in jail: > Judge Kaplan: This defendant tries to go right up to the line - his use of the VPN to watch a football game over an account he wasn't authorized, there it is.. > Judge Kaplan: He subscribed from the Bahamas and used a VPN as if he were in the Bahamas when he was in Palo Alto and could have watched it on public TV. It shows the mindset. All things considered I am going to revoke bail. https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1690080018565627904 https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/169008001856562790...
  • jamiek88 3y ago
    >it shows the mindset… Ex-fucking-xactly. The law is not code and judges ain’t linters. Playing the legal equivalent of ‘not touching you, can’t get mad’ and pushing the line when you are already being given a privilege of bail is a bad idea.
• dragonwriter 3y ago
  > Wait, doesn't using a VPN to watch sports imply that you are violating the terms of agreement for some website? No, unless the terms prohibit VPN use. > Is that a reasonable argument you could make in a court? Even if it were a civil offense against the website owner in question, yes, it would be a reasonable argument to make in court in a hearing over adherence to your bail conditions if it wasn't a violation of your bail conditions (which generally include “don’t commit any crimes” as well as any special conditions, but generally don't include “don’t commit any torts”.)