Word: lamacchia
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...David LaMacchia, a junior and an engineering/computer science major at MIT, is charged with setting up his account on the Internet, a global data communication network, to allow users to pirate software...
...convicted, LaMacchia faces a possible jail sentence or a fine...
...LaMacchia's could be a test case that could help decide the debate between network users who want more publicly available software--including some who want it to be universally available--and computer companies trying to protect their products...
...LaMacchia's attorney, Harvey A. Silverglate, said his client was being unfairly prosecuted for other individuals' actions in copying software from the system...
Silverglate said that his client made no money from the software. LaMacchia was only responsible for setting up the system, and did not "control what was put on the system," theattorney's statement said...