password-cracking by journalists...

[Nicholas Brawn]

On Friday, January 18, 2002, at 03:23 AM, Arnold G. Reinhold wrote:

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> "17 USC 1204 (a) In General. - Any person who violates section 1201 or 
> 1202 willfully and for purposes of commercial advantage or private 
> financial gain -(1) shall be fined not more than $500,000 or imprisoned 
> for not more than 5 years, or both, for the first offense..."
>

Does this mean that if you are a private researcher, and 
reverse-engineered something for fun or the challenge, you escape the 
clutches of this law?

<snip>

Cheers,
Nick

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