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Didn't the guy run an instance himself? Clickwrap licenses are generally held to be enforceable so that's one way he "agreed" to the terms. Also even if he didn't, as a matter of practicality he probably needed to connect to the site to develop nitter , which exposes him there too.

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> Clickwrap licenses are generally held to be enforceable

Sort of. Depends on the jurisdiction, and it's not always the case. That's why this is likely to be one of the core topics litigated in this case.

Nobody on HN is going to know the answer here at this point.

I think the click wrap license agreement needs to be revised. Companies are abusing it almost universally.

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