The Drew Verdict Makes Us All Hackers

The Drew Verdict Makes Us All Hackers
Mark Rasch, 2009-01-09

Last month, Lori Drew — the middle-aged Missouri mother who participated in a plan to deceive a 13-year-old girl that ultimately led to the girl's suicide — was convicted by a Los Angeles federal jury of several misdemeanor counts of unauthorized access to MySpace's computers.

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The terms of use lady... 2009-01-11
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Re: Re: The Drew Verdict Makes Us All Hackers 2009-04-17
Well what about contract law

But don't you have to use Google (i.e. send an HTTP request and get a response) to see their TOS? Isn't there a question of fact authorization has been provided? If you are using a standard protocol (HTTP) in a standard way (i.e. not CMD.exe?../../../) and are not required to click an "I agree" link than there would be a good argument that you are within implied authorization. Forming a contract (by clicking "I agree") could limit the implied authorization.

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