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Site Says 'Go Away!'; Federal Court Says No
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."
Hmm, but isn't there a contract on the site? I agree to the terms seems to be a contract to me (IANAL etc etc). After all the website seems to be providing a service for those getting sued.
... sometimes they manage to go in the same direction.
But then I have to keep reminding myself that there is law, there is fair and right, and there is justice
This makes me want to vomit with rage!!!
You can run but you can't hide, except, apparently, along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
So does this mean that sites that have you "certify" that you are 18 or older are basically not really covering themselves?