Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!agate!ucbvax!husc6!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu!karl From: karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) Newsgroups: news.sysadmin Subject: Re: The virus Message-ID: <26893@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 7 Nov 88 21:15:30 GMT References: <5311@medusa.cs.purdue.edu> <2072@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <241@ispi.UUCP> <11581@bellcore.bellcore.com> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Lines: 11 In-reply-to: karn@jupiter..bellcore.com's message of 6 Nov 88 21:07:34 GMT karn@jupiter..bellcore.com (Phil R. Karn) writes: It sure would be nice if Morris (or someone at Cornell with access to his files) were to release the complete, original source for the object portion of the virus. That may well constitute an invasion of privacy, depending on the laws of the state of NY, not to mention Cornell University privacy policies. And considering that such files might soon become evidence in what could become a bona fide criminal proceeding, don't bet on it. Impartial juries can be tough to find. --Karl