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by rurabe 1837 days ago
Thanks for posting this, I didn't realize there was a such a tangle of definitions as to what was accessed.

That said, doesn't this pretty much include anything on the web?

(a)Whoever— (2)intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access, and thereby obtains— (C)information from any protected computer;

where a "protected computer" is:

(e)As used in this section— (2) the term “protected computer” means a computer— (B) which is used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or communication

seems like that would catch an awful lot of webservers.