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Violating a terms of service agreement is not criminal, federal court says

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  1. Rick TechSpot Staff Posts: 6,284   +41

    On Tuesday, the federal Ninth Court of Appeals ruled that violating a "terms of service" agreement is not a criminal offense. At the heart of the debate were concerns that…

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    Rick, Apr 12, 2012
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  2. davislane1 TechSpot Booster Posts: 389   +84

    Score 1 for the justice system.
    davislane1, Apr 12, 2012
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  3. Wagan8r TechSpot Maniac Posts: 526   +19

    Proxy servers, here I come!
    Wagan8r, Apr 12, 2012
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  4. Guest

    Now let's be less severe with posters violating EULAs.
    Guest, Apr 12, 2012
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  5. cliffordcooley TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,653   +392

    Just because violations are not criminal, doesn't mean they should be allowed, please request something sensible.
    cliffordcooley, Apr 12, 2012
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  6. Guest

    Hackintosh here we are.
    Guest, Apr 12, 2012
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  7. Guest

    Win Piracy here we come!
    Guest, Apr 13, 2012
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  8. Guest

    so then that means the case of the people in florida building mac os on pcs systems needs to be reverted... they were order to stop prodcutoin becuase takeing a purchase license of macs os and hacking it to intsall on a pc was "against the eula"..... just my 2 cents.
    Guest, Apr 13, 2012
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  9. MilwaukeeMike TechSpot Maniac Posts: 1,086   +246

    Exactly... I always assumed EULA agreements were completely separate from the law. You can banned from a site (or game) for violating them, but not arrested. Likewise you could get arrested for actions that are illegal but aren't spelled out in the EULA.

    MilwaukeeMike, Apr 13, 2012
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  10. Tygerstrike TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 780   +86

    It should never be criminal unless a criminal act was commited while violating a TOU. Now being banned from a site because you violated a TOU, thats more then acceptable. Atleast on that front you have the option of appealing the ban.
    Tygerstrike, Apr 13, 2012
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