Indeed.  From Joe's URL to the MICHIGAN FRAUDULENT ACCESS TO COMPUTERS,
COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER NETWORKS (EXCERPT)Act 53 of 1979:

(6) It is a rebuttable presumption in a prosecution for a violation of
section 5 that the person did not have authorization from the owner, system
operator, or other person who has authority from the owner or system
operator to grant permission to access the computer program, computer,
computer system, or computer network or has exceeded authorization unless 1
or more of the following circumstances existed at the time of access:...

(b) The accessed computer program, computer, computer system, or computer
network had a pre-programmed access procedure that would display a bulletin,
command, or other message before access was achieved that a reasonable
person would believe identified the computer program, computer, computer
system, or computer network as within the public domain.

(c) Access was achieved without the use of a set of instructions, code, or
computer program that bypasses, defrauds, or otherwise circumvents the
pre-programmed access procedure for the computer program, computer, computer
system, or computer network.

These are two circumstances in this case that may indicate that such
behavior is not a crime.  Although, perhaps, if the splash screen said that
you have to buy a cup of coffee in order to participate in access
privileges, a) may not apply.

. . . j o n a t h a n


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http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(05yejm55o32tyv45uo5azgip))/mileg.aspx?page=
getObject&objectName=mcl-752-797

Superior Wireless
New Orleans,La.
www.superior1.com

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