You didn't 'merely state that yes, MS makes money...', you stated it in an inflammatory way that commingled Microsoft's interest with 'capitalism'. I called you on it, and you call me a reactionary who can't read. Guess what: you're the one with blind hatred, backed into a corner. Good luck!
Remember, we are suspending some of the rules of civilian justice for our war on terrorism.
We should be extra careful to apply these exceptions to only those who warrant it.
They would be people who commit violent acts to spread fear. If we are over-broad in who we term 'terrorists' we will start sliding down that slippery slope.
Your example of robbery is poor. In a robbery there is a substantial risk of physical violence. That is why it is treated distinctly from theft.
The best real-world analogue to computer cracking is fraud. Realize that if somebody uses the information they gain from your computer to steal from you, that event is already covered under existing law.
Computer cracking does not include the threat of violence, so should be treated as a distinct, and lesser offense than robbery, B+E, etc. which do.
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New ones evolve. Do you have any numbers that indicate there are fewer species today than there were at another time in history?
Maybe this link will work better.
From an angry writer to Wired on the technique used in this research: http://www.wired.com/news/commentarySection/0,1292 ,49350,00.html
You didn't 'merely state that yes, MS makes money...', you stated it in an inflammatory way that commingled Microsoft's interest with 'capitalism'. I called you on it, and you call me a reactionary who can't read. Guess what: you're the one with blind hatred, backed into a corner. Good luck!
We should be extra careful to apply these exceptions to only those who warrant it.
They would be people who commit violent acts to spread fear. If we are over-broad in who we term 'terrorists' we will start sliding down that slippery slope.
OK, so if I object to Microsoft's tactics in the marketplace I'm 'against capitalism'. Nice logic.
The best real-world analogue to computer cracking is fraud. Realize that if somebody uses the information they gain from your computer to steal from you, that event is already covered under existing law.
Computer cracking does not include the threat of violence, so should be treated as a distinct, and lesser offense than robbery, B+E, etc. which do.