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Viewing Files on the Web Considered Possession?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the only-if-the-site-charges dept.

Packet Pusher writes "A Georgia lawyer is taking a case to appeals court to prove that the mere act of viewing a website does not constitute possession of the materials that were automatically cached on your hard drive." While the case in question involves pornographic photos, the implications of such a declaration could reach far further.

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  1. Re:Newsgroups by downundarob · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    If some of those 10's of thousands of pictures is (even though the categories do not include young or pedophile or even teen) is he a convictable pedophile?

    If I fly into Bali and find someone has sneaked 4.1Kg of marijuana into my boogie bag without my knowledge, am I guilty of illegal importation?