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Slot Machine Justice for Melissa Author
Mark Rasch, 2002-05-13

Under capricious computer crime sentencing rules, virus-writer David Smith managed to get the right prison term for all the wrong reasons.

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Virus Writing Like Burning Cars 2002-05-17
Anonymous
At a basic level, arson is arson. No matter the circumstances. Look, if I develop a virus, I know what I am doing and the level of potential harm which can be done. To say "oh I created Melissa (or whatever) but didn't know it would cause harm" is ludicrous.

If you attack my network in any fa...

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