That's not the scenario I was referring to. The second quote was just to show the hypocrisy (of the scenario in the first quote). What you're describing is cov

That's not the scenario I was referring to. The second quote was just to show the hypocrisy (of the scenario in the first quote). What you're describing is covered by contract law I guess. Contracts can also be trumped by law. E.g., if you reply to this comment and don't click this link for a free iPad, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/innervu/news/win-a-free-ipad http://www.vanderbilt.edu/innervu/news/win-a-free-ipad , then you owe me $100. If a site wants to detect an ad blocker and block their own page too, fine. But if they want to circumvent it and silently download whatever resources they want and thwart all countermeasures they encounter, then that's cyber crime IMO.