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Re: Perl Co-inventor Convicted
> Woodard said Intel spent money and time making sure Schwartz had not
> installed unauthorized programs in their systems.
>
> ``We were the victim. We were not the prosecutors in this case,'' said
> Woodard, who is concerned that some people mistakenly see the case as
> Intel vs. Schwartz.
"We were the victim." Hint, does the $60,000 go to the prosecutors or
to Intel? Shouldn't Intel be regularly checking their computers for
unauthorized programs anyway? Why should Intel be compensated for
actions a reasonable, and prudent company already should be doing?
Its like claiming a trespasser owes Intel $60,000 because Intel had to
pay its security guards to check if all the doors are locked after the
trespasser was discovered.
Trespassing is bad. But these kind of "damages" are silly. They bring
back bad memories of another company with dollar amounts that had little
to do with reality. Worse, these damage claims often subvert the
legislature's authority to delinate different crimes and punishments.
--
Sean Donelan, Data Research Associates, Inc, St. Louis, MO
Affiliation given for identification not representation
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