[WikiEN-l] Google Books class action lawsuit

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/9/5 Gwern Branwen <gwern0 at gmail.com>:
> On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Thomas Dalton<thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2009/9/5  <WJhonson at aol.com>:
>>> Charles a few things.
>>>
>>> You do not need to be in the US to read a Google Book.  There is a thing
>>> called proxy or super proxy or something of that sort, which will mask where
>>> you are, and thus allow anyone to read a book as if they were in the US.
>>
>> That is probably illegal, though.
>
> Or at least a violation of the Terms of Service.

Contract violation *is* illegal. (Assuming a website ToS is a binding
contract - has that ever been tested in court?)