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So all these ignore it comments are generally ok but it depends on who you're dealing with. Remember that TOS violations are covered under the CFAA, CL has a r

by aosmith 12y ago

So all these ignore it comments are generally ok but it depends on who you're dealing with. Remember that TOS violations are covered under the CFAA, CL has a reputation for this sort of behavior.

mkrecny 12y ago
Yeah, I'm definitely complying.
- aosmith 12y ago
  I don't think you need to comply unless this is a court order. I wouldn't comply with anything short of that because you're essentially helping them build a case against you.
- icedchai 12y ago
  Don't waste your time. Do nothing.
Alupis 12y ago
TOS only apply if you agreed to them, and TOS cannot violate any other laws. Also, the demander would have to prove it was a Bot or something, and that actual data was downloaded. It could be just a guy with a lot of free time to browse every page on the site. in any regard -- this demand is ludicrous.
- aosmith 12y ago
  I agree -- Anything short of a court order (what CL does) isn't worth complying with. A bot is pretty easy to pick out from a technical perspective. It's a lot of requests originating from a single ip in a short time frame.