top | item 8914980 (no title) fatbat | 11 years ago via Google: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd... discuss order hn newest zodiakzz|11 years ago Gosh. Would it be illegal for HN to do this automatically? moroniclimited|11 years ago Just use https://paywallbypass.org/ which works like this: http://paywallbypass.org/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/goog... load replies (2) rainboiboi|11 years ago Why not? It's a publicly available link. load replies (1) jmtame|11 years ago I love that this link is here, IANAL, but I'm curious: would pasting this link here violate the CFAA or Web Entertainment Theft Bill since it's bypassing a paywall? Would it count as a misdemeanor in that case to actually follow the link? jzwinck|11 years ago The paywall allows users of Google to view the article. By clicking the link, you are using Google. It seems like everyone is in accord here.If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that. load replies (1) adventured|11 years ago I'm pretty sure this wouldn't violate Tennessee's WETB.There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.
zodiakzz|11 years ago Gosh. Would it be illegal for HN to do this automatically? moroniclimited|11 years ago Just use https://paywallbypass.org/ which works like this: http://paywallbypass.org/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/goog... load replies (2) rainboiboi|11 years ago Why not? It's a publicly available link. load replies (1)
moroniclimited|11 years ago Just use https://paywallbypass.org/ which works like this: http://paywallbypass.org/?q=http://www.wsj.com/articles/goog... load replies (2)
jmtame|11 years ago I love that this link is here, IANAL, but I'm curious: would pasting this link here violate the CFAA or Web Entertainment Theft Bill since it's bypassing a paywall? Would it count as a misdemeanor in that case to actually follow the link? jzwinck|11 years ago The paywall allows users of Google to view the article. By clicking the link, you are using Google. It seems like everyone is in accord here.If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that. load replies (1) adventured|11 years ago I'm pretty sure this wouldn't violate Tennessee's WETB.There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.
jzwinck|11 years ago The paywall allows users of Google to view the article. By clicking the link, you are using Google. It seems like everyone is in accord here.If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that. load replies (1)
adventured|11 years ago I'm pretty sure this wouldn't violate Tennessee's WETB.There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.
zodiakzz|11 years ago
moroniclimited|11 years ago
rainboiboi|11 years ago
jmtame|11 years ago
jzwinck|11 years ago
If the site wants to change their paywall to block Google users, they should go ahead and do that.
adventured|11 years ago
There's no subscription account involved and being shared, a requirement.