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Site Says 'Go Away!'; Federal Court Says No

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the best-laid-plans dept.

CaptainEbo writes "Michael Snow was the webmaster of Stop Corporate Extortion, a private support group website for 'individuals who have been, are being, or will be sued by any Corporate entity.' In order to access his site, users were required to register a username and password, and agree to a statement saying they were not associated with DirecTV, Inc. Several defendants in suits brought by DirecTV would discuss their cases on Snow's site. When DirecTV's employees and lawyers ignored Snow's user agreement and accessed his site anyway, Snow sued, claiming they violated the Stored Communications Act (SCA) by accessing his site without authorization. In an unanimous opinion, the Eleventh Circuit rejected Snow's suit."

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  1. Re:ohhh ... EULA by CaptainCarrot · · Score: 2, Funny
    I believe the word is, "ph|_|x0rd".

    But I could be wrong. I'm not a native speaker of 1337 or any other h4x0r-related dialect.

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  2. Re:But that's just not feasible... by lazuli42 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, just imagine. There'd be no grits in any pants, no petrified Natalie Portman erotica, no subversive links to goatse or tubgirl. There'd be no shills for different companies trying to influence Slashdot users...

    Hey... I think you might be onto something.

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  3. BugMeNot by Bios_Hakr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ironicly enough, the user/pass they used to acces his site was:

    bugmenot/bugmenot

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    I'd rather you do it wrong, than for me to have to do it at all.
  4. Re:ohhh ... EULA by Toutatis · · Score: 2, Funny

    I Agree.

  5. The statue of justice icon is wrong by lisaparratt · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's missing a brown envelope sticking out of her packet pocket...

  6. Re:No. That's not how the system works. by Il128 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If only he'd copy righted the information... ;^)

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  7. Re:But that's just not feasible... by SloppyElvis · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmm, I see your point. What is needed is the social equivalent of Captcha...

    [Website] In order to access this site, you need to send an essay describing the importance of "Business Ethics" (see: Billy Madison).

    [Corporate Lawyers] Ugh! Argh! I can't do it!

    That'd trip 'em up for sure.

  8. Re:It's not a double standard. by NoData · · Score: 2, Funny

    This isn't a double standard by any means. It's what many call the "American standard".

    Apropos, American Standard is also a popular brand of toilet. So no matter which you're talking about, it's all shit.

    Thank you, here all week, tip your waitress, try the veal, etc.