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1996-04-22 - Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law

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From: Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-04-22 17:55:56 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 01:55:56 +0800

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From: Bruce Marshall <brucem@wichita.fn.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 01:55:56 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Bernstein ruling meets the virus law
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On Sat, 20 Apr 1996, Steve Reid wrote:

> 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. 

     Several other countries have very similiar laws.  However, I had 
heard a somewhat unproven rumor that a U.S. state had actually made the 
writing of programs with malicious purposes illegal.  Basically meaning 
that if you write a virus you have committed a crime.  Like I said 
though, this was just a statement in a message so I can't vouch for the 
accuracy.

Bruce Marshall

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