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That is quite the point
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, January 16 2013 @ 12:25 PM EST
In your case, "what happens if..." is spelled out in contract, and
therefore, not interpretable as "in excess of authorization".

If the contract simply omits the "what if" scenario, then when you go
over (or reach beyond use specified in the contract in any other way) only the
tender mercies of the law determine what will happen to you.

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How about a software upgrade?
Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, January 16 2013 @ 01:22 PM EST

Would having an Android software upgrade on your phone that ends up increasing your data download speed be interpreted by the Law as "hacking their system"?

RAS

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MIT's Role as Described in Aaron Swartz's October Motion to Suppress ~pj
Authored by: jjs on Sunday, January 20 2013 @ 06:52 AM EST
> What I am not authorized to do is to hack their system to
increase the download speed.

Which, as near as I can tell, Aaron Swartz did not do. He
put two devices (each legally entitled to bandwidth) on the
system, and he plugged into the wired system - but only
downloaded that at the maximum speed of the wired system. At
no point, from what I can tell, did he attempt to modify the
MIT system to increase HIS speed.

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(Note IANAL, I don't play one on TV, etc, consult a practicing attorney, etc,
etc)

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