U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Apr. 12, 2012
En banc panel narrows reach of anti-hacking law
A federal anti-hacking law cannot be used to criminalize common workplace transgressions of company computer rules, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel held Tuesday, narrowing the law's reach.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal anti-hacking law cannot be used to criminalize common workplace transgressions of company computer rules, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals en banc panel held Tuesday, narrowing the law's reach.
The ruling also frees from criminal liability those who violate the often-murky terms of service listed in fine print at popular websites like YouTube or MySpace.
The 9-2 decision reve...
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