Need reference for court case

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From: Robert J. Stanton
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1992 02:43

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I heard or read of a case a while back where the hacker
who was being proseuted was exonerated because the system
that he broke into printed a "welcome" greeting.

Can anybody point me to some info about this, preferably 
something in print?

Thanks.

Bob Stanton
rzs@venus.sunquest.com
rjs@crs.cl.msu.edu

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Subject: Need reference for court case
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