Courts: Lying on Social Media Websites Is Not A Crime

• Apr 12, 2012

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Wait a second, did anyone ever think that violating a TOS was a crime?

Sleep well tonight, my friends. Here’s what up: in the case US v Nosal, the court ruled that doing something against a user agreement (that we all sign without a second thought) is not necessarily an infraction that constitutes a crime.

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• Apr 12, 2012

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Common sense has left us.

 

• Apr 12, 2012

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What about on dating websites? Since NOBODY tells the full truth on those anyway.

 

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Everything I say is a lie. Except that. And that. And that. And that. And that...

 

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Steve said:

Wait a second, did anyone ever think that violating a TOS was a crime?

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Well the 5th, 7th, and 11th Circuits all criminalize violations of corporate computer use restrictions... and I doubt many people think twice about what they signed when they began their new job.

 

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• Apr 13, 2012

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Are you kidding me? Lots of people, even on this forum, cite daily about how you can't break a TOS or if you break a TOS you're "going to pay" and other loads. For instance, WoW and Glider.