Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:appeals_to |
appealed from the District Court
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
discussed in law schools
analysis of legal reasoning established case law in computer fraud implications for internet law relevant to discussions on hacking |
| gptkbp:case_number |
summary of legal arguments
court documents available No. 89-1340 |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
reviewed by legal scholars
affirmed lower court's ruling significance in legal history set precedent for future cases influenced public policy on cybersecurity rejected freedom of speech defense |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
landmark case in cyber law
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| gptkbp:case_types |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Robert_T._Morris
gptkb:United_States_District_Court freedom of speech defense student at Cornell University |
| gptkbp:date |
March 1990
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| gptkbp:date_enacted |
gptkb:1989
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:2000
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| gptkbp:defendant's_action |
created a computer worm
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| gptkbp:defendant's_sentence |
imprisonment and fines
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| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
dissent by Judge
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| gptkbp:effect_of_worm |
caused significant damage
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
July 1990
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Morris
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| gptkbp:impact |
raised awareness of cybersecurity issues
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
cited in legal literature
928 F.2d 1462 |
| gptkbp:judges |
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:law_applied |
gptkb:Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:federal_government
computer fraud |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
established legal standards for computer crimes
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
unauthorized access to computer systems
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
gptkb:lawyer
analyzed under federal law |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:outcome |
conviction upheld
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| gptkbp:precedent |
influenced future cybercrime legislation
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
majority by Judge
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
other computer crime cases
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| gptkbp:significance |
first computer worm case
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| gptkbp:worm_name |
gptkb:Morris_worm
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tenth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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