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Old 04-17-23, 04:44 AM   #4
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)

https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreute...%20information.

MaDef is right and he's maybe wrong at the same time, where are Subsim's barrack room lawyers when you need them. The software takes a snapshot of a web page and archives them somehow, that is probably not illegal, but, the software has to access that paywall site and if you haven't paid for the privilege of seeing such information that is probably illegal.

Hmmmmm.
As a fine upstanding member of my local community (I don't know where I got that from but it sounds nice) I would never use any software that would potentially give me a criminal record even though it's freely available to use on the interweb.

Case Ongoing.
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