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by kube-system 2246 days ago
Neither of your two examples have anything to do with the CFAA.

> Amazon agrees to only access the computer I'm renting from them in very specific scenarios.

AWS provides compute services, they do not rent computers. They make this clear in their terms.

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> Neither of your two examples have anything to do with the CFAA.

They demonstrate that legal ownership is not the same as the legal right to do whatever you want with what you own.

> AWS provides compute services, they do not rent computers. They make this clear in their terms.

Good luck hoodwinking a judge with that argument.

Okay, you think you rent AWS servers?

Which one do you rent?

Where is your rental agreement?

When did you first take possession?