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Appeals Court Rules TOS Violations Aren't Criminal

Posted by Soulskill on from the by-reading-this-you-agree-to-not-commit-felonies dept.

Trepidity writes "In a decision today (PDF), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 'does not extend to violations of use restrictions,' and therefore violating terms of service and corporate use policies is not a federal crime. Law profesor Orin Kerr cheered the decision, but since three other Courts of Appeals have reached opposite decisions, it might be heading to the Supreme Court."

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  1. Don't get excited by BBTaeKwonDo · · Score: 0, Troll

    First, as other posters have pointed out, it's an employer/employee agreement, not a consumer ToS. Second, the decision was by the Ninth Circuit a.k.a the People's Republic of the Ninth Circuit. The five Republicans on SCOTUS like to slap down the Ninth Circuit's rulings out of principle or spite or both. This will not end well for the employee.