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Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Good point. You can go to jail for that; it makes you a felon.

Is that a joke or serious statement? Can't tell thanks to Poe's law.

Kind of a joke, kind of serious. It's what's at issue in Aaron Schwartz' case. The prosecutions argument is that his actions were felonious on the grounds that his violation of the ToS implied Unauthorized Access, which is a felony.

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Tell that to Aaron Swartz.

Aaron Swartz was charged with fraud and unathorized. Not breaking TOS. The idea that breaking TOS could constitute a crime has been shot down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. http://thefire.org/article/14389.html

The prosecution was claiming that his breach of the ToS implied Unauthorized Access, which is a felony.

Re: Why is Spotify chugging upload bandwidth when it is not streaming?

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Right. I was just about to say. This is hackers do it. Sniff out the traffic and block really selectively. My concern woud be: Am I violating TOS when i don't share bandwidth?

Good point. You can go to jail for that; it makes you a felon.

Funny, but I was serious about getting my subscription cancelled without refund.
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