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by res0nat0r 4648 days ago
Sorry no legal code offhand, but you can surely break the law without trespassing and "causing a computer to act in a manner the owner does not desire". This shouldn't be hard to comprehend.

The law involves intent. They proved he intended to act in bad faith while gathering that data and he was rightfully found guilty.
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victorf 4648 days ago
The law requires intent and a crime. If you cannot tell me which specific crime, your argument is invalid.

Why you are having a hard time understanding that "we put him in jail because we don't like what he did" is wrong I have no idea. You must be a troll disagreeing on purpose.

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res0nat0r 4647 days ago
His crime was obtaining information he knew he shouldn't have been accessing. He didn't get out in jail because someone didn't like what he did, he got put in jail because he broke the law.
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victorf 4647 days ago
That's not a crime, which is why I asked you to point out the appropriate legal code. You are now considered a troll. Have a nice day.
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res0nat0r 4647 days ago
Actually it is. He was found guilty.
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victorf 4646 days ago
Oh, I see the problem now; you have no conception of how the law works and no inclination to learn it.
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