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Creator of Sasser Worm Goes on Trial
Cobb writes "Creator of the Sasser worm Sven Jaschan begins his trial today in Verden, Germany. Arrested in May 2004, Jaschan faces charges for his crimes as a juvenile. A reward from Microsoft partially led to the capture of the virus creator. From the article: 'The charges, which also include disrupting public services and illegally altering data, carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison. However, court spokeswoman Katharina Kruetzfeld said that, as a minor, he faces a lesser penalty.'"
Sorry, but I find your argument idiotic in the extreme. Arson seems a better analogy to his actions. Let's assume an unoccupied building, just to be fair.
Setting the fire causes trouble for people, but not for personal gain. It's like "I was only curious how fast the fire would spread, and how much would burn down before the fire department could respond."
Do you think arson is "Not good, and shouldn't go unpunished, but not something to get a prison sentence for."? Does a five year maximum sentence really seem unreasonable?
While we're at it, do you really think you're not going to be risking jail time if you try to see how close you can get to the nuclear missles? I'd assume there would certainly be jail time if you got close at all, assuming you don't do really well, and get close enough to just be shot on sight.