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Microsoft drops Blaster writer $500,000 penalty
News The tech behemoth, however, has asked that the 19-year-old's punishment be converted from a fine to 225 hours of community service. Tim Cranton, senior attorney, internet safety enforcement team at... [30 Mar 2005]
AOL spam case: Judge rejects guilty plea
News Punishment could include prison terms. US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein on Tuesday postponed the hearing in hopes of consulting with lawmakers in Washington, D.C.about specifics in the Can-Spam Act's definition of why... [22 Dec 2004]
Virus writers shouldn't get off so easy
Comment That's mild punishment for someone who admitted to inserting nasty features into the original version of MSBlast to make it more noxious. John McKay, the US attorney for Seattle, proclaimed: "The damage... [18 Aug 2004]
5 years ago... DoJ and Microsoft both open to settlement
News But, of course, whatever punishment is meted out Microsoft will appeal. Joel Klein, assistant attorney general, said the DoJ remains open to a settlement, as long as it "fully protects consumers and... [23 Mar 2004]
'Homeless hacker' on verge of surrendering to feds
News Many, if not all, of these intrusions appear to violate the US federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which calls for punishment of anyone who "intentionally accesses a computer without authorisation or exceeds authorised... [08 Sep 2003]
West Virginia fights on against Microsoft
News However, its subsequent punishment of being split up was overturned after a lengthy appeal, prompting nine US states, including Massachusetts and West Virginia, to protest in the courts. Authorities in West Virginia have... [03 Dec 2002]
Gates: 'Proposed punishment would make us withdraw Windows'
News The day followed the usual pattern of word fencing between Gates and the rebel states' attorney Steven Kuney as the latter fought to convince the court that operating restrictions should be placed on the software giant. [25 Apr 2002]
Microsoft broke the law, says Gateway exec
News The states are suing Microsoft for punishment that goes beyond the November settlement agreed with nine other states and the US Department of Justice. However, under questioning from Microsoft's attorney... [22 Mar 2002]
Porn scandal judges let off the hook
News Five District Court judges and a High Court judge in New Zealand are to escape official punishment after they were caught using their work computers to visit pornographic websites. The New Zealand... [20 Feb 2002]
Microsoft settlement too little, too late
News Experts claim that given the complexity of the US legal system and the speed at which technology evolves, any punishment for past infringements is likely to be irrelevant. US District Attorney Charles A... [02 Nov 2001]
Unauthorised surfers going down down under
News However, the report states workers who misuse authorised web access to "view pornography or place a bet" would not face the same punishment. A review by federal, state and territory attorney-generals,... [28 Feb 2001]
Microsoft 'to be split into two companies'
News The reports state that federal and state legal teams have finally decided on a punishment for the software giant, with the majority of state attorney generals agreeing to divide the company into software... [28 Apr 2000]
Industry figures support damning Microsoft anti-trust statement
News Punishment is almost irrelevant at this stage, as the industry is almost starting to sort itself out. Robert Hauberg, former Department of Justice attorney and partner at Baker, Donelson, Bearman,... [08 Nov 1999]
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