Re: IP: CBDTPA bans everything from two-line BASIC programs to PCs

[David Farber <dfarber@earthlink.net>]

-----Original Message-----
From: "Peter G. Neumann" <neumann@csl.sri.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 9:22:07 
To: farber@cis.upenn.edu
Subject: Re: IP: CBDTPA bans everything from two-line BASIC programs to PCs

My favorite was the CAlifornia Computer Crime bill that
outlawed any act that causes computer data to be read,
written, altered, or deleted.

I once challenged a Justice official on the absurdity of
that legislation.  He responded that they would never use 
it against someone who was not doing something wrong!

PGN

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