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Re:Victory Is Sweet: We Can Now Fix McDonald's Ice Cream Mac... by bebrbrhrj on Friday October 25, 2024 @06:15PM (#41950363)
Is it trite to ask if this is blocking free speech?
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Re:Victory Is Sweet: We Can Now Fix McDonald's Ice Cream Mac... by delroth on Friday October 25, 2024 @07:42PM (#41951111)
This has recently been challenged in courts and rejected: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-...

> Integral to the Court’s decision was the conclusion that Section 1201’s ban on circumvention of access restrictions is a regulation of “conduct” rather than “speech.”

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Re:Victory Is Sweet: We Can Now Fix McDonald's Ice Cream Mac... by roastedpeacock on Friday October 25, 2024 @09:56PM (#41951868)
Anyone know if EFF is going to attempt further appeals?
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