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A billboard is bad metaphor for a website. With a billboard, you can get the information while standing in public or private space not owned or controlled by t
by lawtguy 13y ago
A billboard is bad metaphor for a website. With a billboard, you can get the information while standing in public or private space not owned or controlled by the advertiser. So a billboard is more like banner ad than a website. A website as a public store seems to be the better metaphor.
That could mean that creating a new account after your old account was banned could be a crime. That's like putting on dark sunglasses and a beard and walking back into the store after you've been kicked out. It's trespassing which is a crime. The difference is in the real world, simple trespass does not result in a life-altering felony conviction with a jail sentence.
- 3825 13y ago>The difference is in the real world, simple trespass does not result in a life-altering felony conviction with a jail sentence. Isn't that enough of a difference? Property owners be responsible for security of their property to some extent. If there is a door with a key hanging next to the door and anyone is allowed in by simply using the publicly available key, is it really trespassing?
- nocipher 13y agoIt is still trespassing. It doesn't have to be difficult to do something for it to be illegal. I think the bigger issue is that trespassing is usually handled with a warning and, if it does go to court, is usually a misdemeanor or a low-grade felony. For this, it seems that accessing a server that you do not have permission to use is seen as much more serious than merely trespassing. I can't see an argument that supports that position. Certainly, if you do anything to vandalize or disrupt the server, then you have crossed a line and should be prosecuted. Anything less should be handled more reasonably.