Re: Req: info on IP range popup ad software supposedly called "Extreme Marketing"

From: Lik Mai Sak (cuddlybear101@yahoo.com)
Date: 12/29/02 

From: Lik Mai Sak <cuddlybear101@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:23:49 +1100

Steve M -remove despam before rr for reply- wrote:

> I Am Not A Lawyer, so this is a guess, but: almost every jurisdiction
> has laws against unauthorized access (hacking) to computers that are
> not yours. This might mean that even if a user has not secured his
> system, this does not give your relative or anybody else permission to
> send instructions to the machine via popups. Theft is not legal just
> because the door is unlocked.
> So your relative might, just might, get in legal trouble.
> Steven

The thing that pisses me off is: if you or I did such a thing, we could be charged for it.
If a company does it, it's considered acceptable.
E.