Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup

Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-11-11

A 27-year-old Connecticut man facing felony economic espionage charges for allegedly selling a copy of Microsoft's leaked source code for $20 says he's being singled out only because the software giant and law enforcement officials can't find the people who stole the code in the first place.

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Defendant: Microsoft source code 'sale' was a setup 2004-11-12
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
Anonymous (1 replies)

Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-15
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
Anonymous (1 replies)

Wow 2004-11-13
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-12
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-13
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The Real Question is here... 2004-11-13
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-13
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-14
David Prinzing

Bottom line 2004-11-14
Anonymous (1 replies)

Bottom line 2004-11-17
Anonymous (1 replies)

The one technical flaw in your argument is that he wasn't "selling" the source code. The investigator made a "donation" to illwill, and such donations are asked for to offset web hosting costs. As a thank you for the donation he simply provided an easily accessible link to download the partial source code. A link that could have been found with a google search and very little effort.

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Re: Bottom line 2006-07-26
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"up to ten years in prison for stealing trade secrets for personal financial gain" 2004-11-15
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-17
Anonymous

This is entrapment 2004-11-17
Anonymous (1 replies)

Re: This is entrapment 2006-07-26
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Defendant: Microsoft source code sale was a setup 2004-11-18
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