This does not quite make sense based on what I know about Georgia law and I am trying to verify the facts. We have a number of experts on computer law here and the case has attracted our attention.
In general, contributing computer time to academic pursuits other than one's own is permitted or even encouraged, and while I can understand management saying "don't do it," I can't understand a prosecution or lawsuit for doing it.
-- Michael Covington, University of Georgia
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This does not quite make sense based on what I know about Georgia law and I am trying to verify the facts. We have a number of experts on computer law here and the case has attracted our attention. In general, contributing computer time to academic pursuits other than one's own is permitted or even encouraged, and while I can understand management saying "don't do it," I can't understand a prosecution or lawsuit for doing it. -- Michael Covington, University of Georgia