Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk,misc.legal,alt.wired,alt.2600 From: tk0jut1@mp.cs.niu.edu (jim thomas) Subject: Re: Indictment of Sysop Organization: Northern Illinois University Date: Sat, 9 Apr 1994 20:31:26 GMT In article david@sternlight.com (David Sternlight) writes: >The indictment is a model of clarity. Whoever drew it up knew exactly what >he (or she) was doing. Good that law enforcement is getting computer >literate, and passing such literacy on to judges. The indictment strikes me as sloppy. It presents no indication of evidence indicating that the allegations actually occured that I can see. Even #17, the request for specific programs, may not justify the charges. The indictment, in my lay-reading, seems to allege without evidence. I, too, am wondering why the USDA didn't invoke 18 USC 2319 (the '92 copyright infringment change would seem appropriate). jt