Microsoft Drops Blaster Author's Fine 312
bevo noted that Microsoft has dropped their fine against the author of the Blaster worm that DDoS'd Microsoft's web sites and hijaacked 50,000 computers. 225 hours instead of a 500k fine. $2200/hour seems like a good deal to me ;)
Could've been worse (Score:5, Funny)
A "Get Out of Jail Free" card! (Score:5, Funny)
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said the sentence reflected that although he was 18 at the time of the attack, his maturity level was much younger than that. She also said his home life contributed to the problem.
Damn, that precedent means virtually everyone here on /. is immune from prosecution. For anything. Especially since "mom's basement" probably qualifies as a "home life".
Overlords (Score:1, Funny)
Can he reduce the worktime ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:$2200/Hr a good deal? (Score:2, Funny)
But will he get respect from the other criminals? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A "Get Out of Jail Free" card! (Score:5, Funny)
Here: :-)
That means "it was a JOKE."
Re:Can he reduce the worktime ... (Score:5, Funny)
225 hours of... (Score:4, Funny)
Wow, that's nice of Microsoft. (Score:1, Funny)
Microsofts Judicial Powers (Score:4, Funny)
Yes. They first used it for this case. [usdoj.gov]
Re:$2200/Hr a good deal? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:$2200/Hr a good deal? (Score:3, Funny)
Uh oh... I just described GTA.
RUN! IT'S THE GOVERNMENT!!
Re:A "Get Out of Jail Free" card! (Score:4, Funny)
That means "no it wasn't!"
No way (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Could've been worse (Score:4, Funny)
Make him spend the 225 hours (Score:5, Funny)
Helping Bill Gates with his first Gentoo install..
The headline is missing a comma (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Microsoft, the good guy (Score:1, Funny)
Come to think about it, every version of Windows since Windows 98 has said that during the install.
Instead of community service... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Could've been worse- elephant poo (Score:3, Funny)
Re:$2200/Hr a good deal? (Score:3, Funny)
Ok...I've admittedly led a somewhat sheltered suburban life but, how in God's name do you know this?
Re:$2200/Hr a good deal? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Get away lightly? (Score:3, Funny)
In other news.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Drops the fine? (Score:3, Funny)
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