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Old 02-28-2003, 10:58 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: get caught doing what?

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Originally posted by saline
You're assuming that they're using a fair model of what hacking is. If you just want to play DVDs on your computer and write a program to do so should that be illegal? Thats (partly) what started the DMCA problems. Saying "if you are dumb enough to get caught then you deserve what you get." is all fine and dandy until you get caught for something that shouldn't be illegal.

Computer crimes and the damage they do are greatly over exaggerated. Marginalizing those who get caught and calling them dumb for something that shouldn't be illegal is shortsighted, maybe someday it will happen to you and you'll understand.
I totaly agree. Penalties are totaly exaggerated.

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