Court: Violating a site’s terms of service isn’t criminal hacking

Re:Court: Violating a site’s terms of service isn’t criminal... by orthecreedence on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @05:58PM (#22743123)

> Who is really reading a site's terms of service, or EULAs etc.?

I do. I make a point to take the first five to six hours of every working day reviewing the ToS for each website I'm projected to visit that day.

I diff the text against known past versions and if there are significant enough changes to any particular ToS, I stop using that site until I can sit down in-person with my $550/hr lawyer (usually I only do this once or twice a week) and review the changes to make sure I'm clear of all liabilities for my projected use-cases. Once I get the go-ahead, I resume access to that website.

Overall the process only takes on average 30 hours a week, and the costs are around $2000/week. It's worth it though, I wouldn't want to break any rules set by private land owners (whether virtual or not).

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Re:Court: Violating a site’s terms of service isn’t criminal... by vbezhenar on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @07:21PM (#22743868)

Will your lawyer be accountable if you would break some rule because of his error? Did you sign any papers about his accountability? Were those papers reviewed by independent lawyers?

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