Originally Posted by
bloopgun
Couple of things that make me laugh at this.
First, in the U.S.A. anyone under the age of 18 is considered a minor for all intents and purposes. minors in the USA are not legally able to enter into a legal contract of any type without their parents/guardians explicit written permission. This means any contract, including a TOS that a minor agrees to is automaticly null and void. parentel permission cannot be "implied".
Second, corporations cannot issue a legally enforceable "fine". that is they cannot issue you a ticket of some sort and get the police to enforce it.
To sue you successfully they would have to prove your actions directly contributed to loss of income for the company, or in some way directly damaged their privately held hardware/software. Unless the hack makes server side changes, or hooks processes on the host server it is not illegal in any way I know of. You can change or modify any information on your home computer at will, doesn't matter if it's combat arms or even windows itself.
This isn't like the RIAA fighting against piracy, they won't be coming to your house with the F.B.I. it's a way to try and scare off the ignorant kids, and a way for them to potentially make a buck or 2 off the idiots that think they have to pay these fines.