Research eBay v. Bidder’s Edge, Inc. at https://pub.bna.com/lw/21200.htm
BACKGROUND:
eBay filed a lawsuit against Bidder’s Edge, Inc. alleging trespass to personal property, unfair business practices, copyright
infringement, misappropriation, false advertising, etc.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
Was this a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act? Do you agree with ruling? Please give reasons for your decision.
Since eBay granted permission for Bidder’s Edge to use a crawler what was the problem? If this case existed today would we
still have the same outcome?