> Fact is, from the POV of the legal system, "using a guest account that had legal access to" a system, but to which (the account) you didn't have legal access
I don't think that is accurate.
He had legal access to the account. The account had legal access to the service.
The argument was that downloading articles en masse was an _abuse_ of the service, which was a violation of the Terms of Service and therefore a CRIMINAL ACT.
I don't think that is accurate.
He had legal access to the account. The account had legal access to the service.
The argument was that downloading articles en masse was an _abuse_ of the service, which was a violation of the Terms of Service and therefore a CRIMINAL ACT.