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From: David H. Lipman on 8 Jul 2010 16:42 From: <gutche> | http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/ticketmaster/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium= | feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29 | Prosecutors in a New Jersey ticket scalping case are pushing the | envelope on the federal computer hacking law, setting a precedent that | could make it a felony to violate a website�s terms of service and | fool a CAPTCHA, according to electronic civil rights groups | intervening in the case Yes, they have a case AGAINST the defendents. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: David H. Lipman on 8 Jul 2010 16:43
From: "HeyBub" <heybub(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> | Donna Ohl wrote: >> On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:23:27 +0200, gear box wrote: >>> We don't know because the matter has not yet been to the courts. >> My feeling is if the INTENT was criminal, it's criminal. >> The intent was clearly criminal. | Intent is necessary, but not sufficient, to establish guilt. There has to be | an actual, you know, CRIME involved. | It is not a crime to violate the terms of a contract. No, but it is a case of computer fraud and hacking. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |