Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 29 Feb 2000 01:00:52 -0800 (PST) | From | Jacob Luna Lundberg <> | Subject | Re: How to survive in a Micro$oft environment?? |
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> > According to the old law of the land, and then enshrined in common law, > > if an apple tree has a branch overhanging the road, passerby commit no > > crime by plucking an apple from it to assuage their hunger. > > Really? I'd say it depends on where you are.
Indeed. Here in the state of Oregon (USA) we currently have some rather draconian computer crime laws which basically state that if you change a bit on a computer you don't own and the owner didn't specifically give you permission to change that bit then you just committed a crime. Fortunately most "crimes" in this category don't get reported; otherwise we'd all be in jail. But until places like Oregon get a clue it's not a good idea to piss off anybody you don't trust.
-Jacob
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