violating terms of service

the decision comes in facebook v. power ventures, a case in which facebook is suing a company that offers a tool for users to access and aggregate their personal information across social networking sites. in other words, it may be a crime to circumvent technological barriers imposed by a website, even if those measures are taken only to enforce the terms of service through code. we welcome the court’s rejection of terms of service violations as triggers for criminal liability, but will continue to work to demonstrate to courts that not all technological measures are created equal.