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In my mind, it should be very simple. If I supply a URL to a server, and it responds with "200, here's the contents", then that to me means that I have been aut
by mnw21cam 13y ago
In my mind, it should be very simple. If I supply a URL to a server, and it responds with "200, here's the contents", then that to me means that I have been authorised. Unfortunately the courts don't seem to be seeing it that way.
- superuser2 13y agoAuthorized to access the content, yes, not to redistribute it.
- dublinben 13y agoThat's an entirely separate issue though. Copyright infringement cases are almost entirely civil, and result in monetary damages. CFAA cases are criminal, and get you put in jail for years.
- jamesbritt 13y agoPeople can claim copyright over URLs and restrict their publication? Interesting if true.