Have you read the Terms of Service for DU?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

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[PoliticAverse]

1. Better read it if you don't want to inadvertently commit a felony...

http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/understanding-the-cfaa/

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. interesting article ,,, first four paragraphs here:

The tragic death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who killed himself last Friday amidst prosecution
for downloading 4.8 million academic articles from JSTOR, has brought one of the primary U.S. computer crime laws under intense public scrutiny. Known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA, the law was the basis for 11 of the 13 felony charges against Swartz, who faced more than three decades in prison and a potential $1 million fine for his actions. Some of these CFAA-related charges partially stem from the fact that Swartz violated JSTOR’s Terms of Service – you know, the type of absurdly long document we all agree to but never read.

If Swartz could be charged with nearly a dozen felonies for violating a ToS, does that mean anyone who violates such terms could be charged with federal crimes?

What is the CFAA?
Enacted in 1986 as an amendment to the Counterfeit Access Device and Abuse Act, the CFAA makes it illegal to do a whole bunch of stuff related to computers and computer networks, from stealing government documents and committing fraud to sending out spam emails. It’s an extremely broad law, which means a lot of activities can get pushed under its umbrella by federal prosecutors. And it’s been amended so many times that it’s completely unruly.

Why the CFAA is problematic
Much of this breadth is due to the fact that the CFAA prohibits anyone from accessing a computer “without authorization” or by “exceeding authorized access” for certain purposes, which includes attempts to “obtain information” from a “protected computer” if doing so includes “interstate or foreign … communication”.


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I am going to mark you as a Yes, then

[dballance]

3. I read 'em. But of course I served on MIRT in the past.

Not a MIRTer now. But kind of required reading for MIRT.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. MIRt is a real eye-opener I must say. I read the ToS on DU2 and also when we switched over to DU3.

There were some changes made ... derp

[cliffordu]

5. Nope. My cat ate my Terms of Service.

He threw it up and I read that. Sort of.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. a pixel eating cat, eh?

[pinboy3niner]

7. That ain't the half of it...

Now he bytes!

[PoliticAverse]

8. Must have been Neko...

http://webneko.net/

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. I want one of those for my sigline!!

must figure out How

[pinboy3niner]

14. Right click on it and copy the URL--lke this:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. oh yeah... I was trying to use the link it gives.

doh.

[UTUSN]

10. Is this a trick question?!1 (I'm (always) SO confused!1) n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. Nope. No trick here. Straight up, tell me UTUSN -

[UTUSN]

12. Do my violations of ToS count as having read them?!1 n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. heh -

I didn't ask if you abide by or comprehend them

[UTUSN]

16. Well, then, I take the 5th!1 Or maybe not!1 n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. Don't drink a 5th!

[UTUSN]

19. Split?!1 n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

20. go halfers?

don't mind if I do

[UTUSN]

22. I say what I mean and mean what I SAY!1 n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

23. and I try to be nice when I say it

[irisblue]

18. yes, after my first jury request...

but then I'm a bit of a quirky nerd..(thanks for the description Trish).

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. heh

is Trish your niece?

[irisblue]

24. no

Trish was the only co worker I liked. She came in, did her job, then left, a perfect co worker. When she told me i was "quirky", I was so pleased. Some Rs have such limited (work )descriptions.

[Xyzse]

25. I read it, then forgot most of it.

Skimmed through it again, but can't for the life of me remember a thing.
I wonder why I even bothered.

[winter is coming]

29. Most of it boils down to, "Don't be a dick." n/t

[Xyzse]

32. Dang, that is so hard for Richard.

[winter is coming]

33. That's why Cheney keeps getting banned.

[Xyzse]

34. I see what you did there

[krispos42]

26. Casually

I was on a jury a few days ago and I re-checked them before making a decision.

[winter is coming]

27. Yeah. I even understood it, except for that part about sacrificing animals to MFM. n/t

[bigwillq]

28. At some point I did

Don't recall much of what I read, though.

[hrmjustin]

30. No drama.

The SOP says no drama!

[olddots]

31. I'm very concerned with this robb/dingbat clause

page 58 paragraph 3

[rrneck]

35. Yes, but I hope there won't be a quiz. nt

[Wait Wut]

36. I read it, but...

...it's a little like the Constitution and the Bible. People will read it standing on their heads to get what they want from it.