24 Sep
2025
24 Sep
'25
5:59 p.m.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM Jay Acuna via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
Breaking Terms of Service you agreed to is Illegal. That is called a breach of contract, which is an illegal action or inaction.
Hi Jay, I have to pick a nit here: Illegal = something expressly forbidden by statute. Usually criminal. You could go to jail. Unlawful = inconsistent with the law. You could be sued over it but unless it's also illegal there is no future where you go to jail as a result. Breaching a contract may be unlawful but it is almost never illegal. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin bill@herrin.us https://bill.herrin.us/