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> The government's case hinged mostly on whether Wiseguy had "circumvented" Ticketmaster's system.

While I hate scalpers, I have to ask: why is this illegal? Is using a screen reader "circumventing the system" if I get rid of all font and graphics? Is using an adblocker "circumventing the system" ?



The site might (and hopefully does) have an explicit TOS/EULA prohibiting scraping for the purpose of scalping.


I don't think that necessarily make it's illegal to do it anyway.


The law is intentionally vague on what "circumventing" means. That's so that:

(a) It can catch previously unforeseen schemes

(b) It can be selectively enforced

(c) Both (a) and (b)

The answer is (c) IMHO.




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