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I know I'm going to take some fire for this question but please bear with me.
I've been looking at trying to build a program that will allow me to edit my contacts on various services from one location.
Everything has gone smoothly until I found out that Apple's iCloud API didn't support Windows. 
I am aware that Apple has an iCloud web interface so I considered programmatically logging in and retrieving my data.
Like a good, law-abiding programmer, I checked Apple's Terms of Use. Here I found only one phrase that might deter me but I can't seem to figure out if this phrase directly applies to my situation. 
You agree that you will NOT use the Service to:
i. interfere with or disrupt the Service (including accessing the Service through any automated means, like scripts or web crawlers), or any servers or networks connected to the Service, or any policies, requirements or regulations of networks connected to the Service (including any unauthorized access to, use or monitoring of data or traffic thereon); Does that mean no automated access at all or just no malicious access? I have no plans of "interfering" or "disrupting" iCloud with this application. So does it apply to me?
Your interpretations?
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I read it as "interfering" or "disrupting" is not allowed but that other reasons of accessing the Service through automated means are allowed. But I'm not a laywer, so who knows.
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That's about what I see too.
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GeekforChrist wrote: Your interpretation
Probably does not matter. However you interpret this, it will be wrong.
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More accurately, Apple's will be right.
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Only if he manages to monitize it!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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It means that, if an Apple lawyer feels horny some night, you're his bitch.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Let's make an analogy:
"You're not allowed to remove items from the store without paying (including consumption)"
This states that consuming items in the store without paying is considered the same taking them without paying. It doesn't say that you're not allowed to consume items you pay for.
Nowhere does it explicitly forbids the use of scripts; just that you're on thin ice if you use it for anything else than what they consider as "normal use".
-A script that logs in and changes your personal settings is okay.
-A script that automatically uploads files from an RSS feed to your personal account is not okay.
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