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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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What loss? 2002-05-22
Bugman
You mentioned that no companies declared a loss or claimed insurance from Melissa. Doesen't the govt need to show a loss? I'm suprised the defence didn't ask for habius corpus (sic, I know). I have not seen action against spammers (or junk mail for that matter.) All Melissa did was create a lot ...

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