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Message-ID: <1085736316.1427.17.camel@banshee.mythic.magic> From: ktabic at ktabic.co.uk (ktabic) Subject: FW: Re: Cisco's stolen code On Thu, 2004-05-27 at 16:11, Maarten wrote: > Note that if you came into possession of something but there is no evidence of > a worm uploading that stuff, you'd probably still be screwed. Let's say they > find you have all manuscipts of Stephen King in your possession. Would you > be successful in argueing that you got that through spyware ? I think not. > That depends on where you are, and what a jury believes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3202116.stm http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/17/caffrey_acquittal_a_setback/ There are similar cases but with trojans found: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3202116.stm http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/28/suspected_paedophile_cleared_by_computer/ > Meanwhile, your point tends to get a little offtopic, if only for the fact > that the OP asked for [a place to find] the code. Whatever happens after > that, if he later receives the code 'by miracle' he will still be unable to > convince a court he did not actively sollicit it. It's akin to asking around > for poison: from then on you better pray your wife doesn't suddenly die. > Cause if she does, you'd be prime suspect number One, with sugar on top... > Of course, evidence that the person found with the copyright stuff had been asking for it should counteract any trojan defense. ktabic -- www.ktabic.co.uk Many sysadmins won't give you the time of day. Thats what NTP is for.
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