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To: nickcarraway

Sounds like they are taking a bit more than a slap on the wrist for this.

I would rather that they were forced into a cash settlement rather than giving consumers the ability to download music, but they seem to be making ammends.

However, I'm curious if they broke criminal laws in doing this. If so, the criminal cases should not end because of this settlement.


8 posted on 12/29/2005 2:10:14 PM PST by untrained skeptic
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To: untrained skeptic
I'm curious if they broke criminal laws in doing this.

How about?

Manufacturing a Surreptitious Interception Device 

Title 18, United States Code, Section 2512(1)(b)

Unauthorized Access to Protected Computers in Furtherance of Other Criminal Offenses 

Title 18, United States Code, Sections1030(a)(2)(C) and (c)(2)(B)(ii) 

Unlawfully Intercepting Electronic Communications 

Title 18, United States Code, Section 2511(1)(a)

 

Each of these is a felony with a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a $ 250,000 fine.

See the Loverspy spyware case via Google search for comparison.

9 posted on 12/29/2005 2:28:06 PM PST by peyton randolph (<a href="http://clinton.senate.gov/">shrew</a>)
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