Criminal
Jan. 22, 2014
Conviction under anti-hacking law could be decided by Supreme Court
The criminal conviction of an executive search specialist could well end up at the U.S. Supreme Court because the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal's view of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is much more restrictive than other circuits.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal prosecutor was blunt as he sought prison time last week for David Nosal, the executive search specialist convicted under a controversial anti-hacking law for downloading his former employer's source lists.
"The message will go through Silicon Valley like a bell" and deter similar conduct, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Parrella, chief of the computer hacking and...
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