1996-04-20 - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law

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From: Steve Reid <steve@edmweb.com>
To: Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-04-20 22:33:51 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 06:33:51 +0800

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From: Steve Reid <steve@edmweb.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 06:33:51 +0800
To: Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
Subject: Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law
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>     I think the determination of whether virus software will be 
> considered free speech (and thus legal) or speech needing limits 
> (illegal) will be based entirely on whether that code is active in system 
> memory or just sitting on a hard drive.  

In Canada, there is a law that makes "unauthorized use of computing
resources" illegal. That makes both hacking and malicious virus spreading
illegal with one law, without making it illegal to share virus information
and source code. 

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• 1996-04-20 (Sat, 20 Apr 1996 14:06:10 +0800) - Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May)
  • 1996-04-20 (Sun, 21 Apr 1996 01:13:29 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
    • 1996-04-20 (Sun, 21 Apr 1996 06:33:51 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Steve Reid <steve@edmweb.com>
      • 1996-04-22 (Tue, 23 Apr 1996 01:55:56 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
        • 1996-04-23 (Tue, 23 Apr 1996 08:16:23 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Mark Aldrich <maldrich@grctechs.va.grci.com>
          • 1996-04-23 (Tue, 23 Apr 1996 09:34:08 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
            • 1996-04-24 (Wed, 24 Apr 1996 12:37:57 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Scott Brickner <sjb@universe.digex.net>
              • 1996-04-24 (Wed, 24 Apr 1996 12:54:43 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
                • 1996-04-24 (Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:41:57 -0700 (PDT)) - [NOISE] Reasonable people - Scott Brickner <sjb@universe.digex.net>
                  • 1996-04-24 (Wed, 24 Apr 1996 14:34:19 -0700 (PDT)) - [NOISE- Legal Theory] Reasonable people - Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
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        • 1996-04-23 (Tue, 23 Apr 1996 10:03:22 +0800) - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law - Steve Reid <steve@edmweb.com>