Ewan Davis wrote:
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> I'm not a lawyer, but MS removal of MS fax but Outlook 98 is an act of >negligence but a deliberate action which if done without consent could >be an offence under the act.
Yes, and as I said, if the damage was intended and the software written
with that purpose, then the Act could apply. It wasn't the intention
behind its drafting, which was hackers, but if this is now a tactic in
the commercial world of major software , then the Act may take on a
wider benefit.
Graham Ross
Solicitor
Ross & Co
Liverpool, UK
+44 (0)151 284 8585
+44 (0)151 236 6035-fax
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