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Changing IP address to access public website ruled violation of US law



Dnia wtorek, 20 sierpnia 2013 12:59:13 Steve Furlong pisze:
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 3:58 AM, rysiek <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > You have probably already heard about that, but... Changing IP address to
> > access public website ruled violation of US law:
> > 
> > 
> > http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/08/changing-ip-address-to-access-p
> > ublic-website-ruled-violation-of-us-law/
> From the EFF's remark at the bottom of the article:
> 
> "Without this change, the government could've prosecuted everyday Americans
> for violating low-level terms of service violations... In short, everyone
> would be a criminal, leaving it up to the government to decide when and
> where to bring down the hammer."
> 
> Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!

"Give me a man and I shall find a law", or whatever was the original quote.

This is very on-topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f0sBA61L0Y

-- 
Pozdr
rysiek
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