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...fundamental progress of computer technology demands experimentation, and has required it for decades. Punishing a young man for pursuing a harmless prank that has been accepted and encouraged by the entire system should be a matter of debate--not of closing one's eyes and unthinkingly invoking inadequate laws...

Author: By Mark R. Hoffenberg, | Title: Re-Morris | 11/15/1988 | See Source »

Because the virus was intentionally released solate at night, Stoll isn't sure that the virus wasreally meant as a harmless prank...

Author: By Gregory R. Galperin, | Title: Computer Expert: Virus Not Just a Simple Prank | 11/8/1988 | See Source »

...typically inventive and nettlesome prank devised by Morris was a program that automatically sent computer users into an adventure game if they made typing errors while trying to enter an electronic mail system, friends said...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: 'Virus' Whiz Kid Morris Was Hacker, Prankster | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

Confronted by the Customs agents in Tampa last week, one of the financiers could not believe at first that the agents were serious. Taking the arrest routine for a stag-party prank, he began to laugh as the cuffs snapped closed, and he shouted, "All right! Let's party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cash Cleaners | 10/24/1988 | See Source »

Andrea Swift, food service supervisor at the college dining halls, said Dining Services had the gate installed to protect the dining hall and the objects inside--including paintings, tables, and the chairs that were all moved to the second floor during a prank last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshmen Put Behind Bars | 10/21/1988 | See Source »

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