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Is Distributed Computing A Crime?
Ann Harrison, SecurityFocus 2001-12-20

A computer network administrator faces multiple felony charges and years in a Georgia prison for allegedly installing Distributed.net clients without permission. Prosecutors say its justice, others aren't so sure

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Yet another dangerously stupid precedent to set, if he gets convicted.

Where does that leave the idiots that keep spreading Internet viruses and trojans? They knowingly downloaded their e-mail, they knowingly executed the attachment. Do they get 15 years in jail? What about the 300 machines that the virus spreads to? Do they get 15 years for each of them, too?

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