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From the JSTOR TOS:

(b) except as set forth in Section 2.1(e) and 5 of the Terms and Conditions for Use for Journals, Plants, GIS Data, Select Other Content Types, and Data for Research below, provide and/or authorize access to the Content available through Individual Access, the Publisher Sales Service, or other programs to persons or entities other than Authorized Users;

(d) undertake any activity such as computer programs that automatically download or export Content, commonly known as web robots, spiders, crawlers, wanderers or accelerators that may interfere with, disrupt or otherwise burden the JSTOR server(s) or any third-party server(s) being used or accessed in connection with JSTOR; or

(e) make any use, display, performance, reproduction, or distribution that exceeds or violates these Terms and Conditions of Service and the Content-Specific Terms and Conditions of Use.



Oh, that's interesting, but so what? You must have missed this, which happened before Aaron did anything related to JSTOR:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Drew#Guilty_verdict_set_a...


Is this TOS from the time when Aaron downloaded the articles? I wouldn't be surprised if they updated it after this incident which would invalidate your argument.


Is that the same JSTOR that refused to press charges? You can't really base your argument on his felony charges from the entity that didn't press charges.




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