__/ [ Keith ] on Saturday 18 November 2006 20:59 \__
> In article <chmul21o2c1hg4ekkfofvfj7kik96fa9rc@xxxxxxx>,
> Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> "The Police and Justice Bill 2006 .. contains amendments to the
>> Computer Misuse Act 1990 that alter the law surrounding the creation
>> and distribution of 'dual use' software tools"
>>
>> "Part 37 of the .. Bill .. states: "A person is guilty of an offence
>> if he supplies or offers to supply any article believing that it is
>> likely to be used to commit, or to assist in the commission of, an
>> offence"
>>
>> http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39284750,00.htm
>
> So if a Microsoft sales person provides Office to an organized crime
> figure they can be jailed?
There's a famous counter-argument that says Microsoft is liable if someone
uses Word to write a suicide note. There's also a popular joke on the Web
which depicts Clippy with text like "it seems like you are writing a suicide
letter. Would you like to..."
Best wishes,
Roy
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