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From: RZOTTO@DKNKURZ1.BITNET (Otto Stolz)
Newsgroups: comp.virus
Subject: Legal hints (for USA), pertaining to viruses
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Date: 2 Jun 89 12:16:55 GMT
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Hi folks,

yesterday, I got hold of a paper that could be interesting to VIRUS-L
readers.  (Maybe, you know it already, but then, why haven't you let
us know? :-) I'll just quote the title page, so you can try to spot it
in USA (don't request it from me, I'm not going to carry coals to
Newcastle):

> March 1989
>
>              American Council on Education
>                          and
>                United Educators Insurance
>
>                         present
>
>                     a White Paper on
>
>                     Computer Viruses
>                 Legal and Policy Issues
>             Facing Colleges and Universities
>
>                       Prepared by
>                    David R. Johnson,
>                     Thomas P. Olson,
>                           and
>                      David G. Post
>                            of
>                Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering
>                   2245 M Street, N.W.
>                  Washington, D.C. 20037
>                     (202) 663-6000

While they are a bit sloppy in technical issues, especially in telling
viruses from worms, they seem to be profound in legal issues--as far
as a layman like me can tell.

I'll knock-off work for now; I reckon I've done enough for VIRUS-L for
today.  Hope I didn't bore you.  Regards
                                         Otto