Newsgroup Postings

This section of pages provides excerpts from lengthy public newsgroup/usenet discussions concerning the David LaMacchia case as it was occuring.

Please note that these are public postings, and have not been edited.

  • Newsgroup Posting 1

    A newsgroup posting about the circumstances surrounding the discovery of LaMacchia's activities and the response by the MIT administration.

  • Newsgroup Posting 2

    A selection from a Northern Illinois University newsgroup discussing the indictment of LaMacchia and the quality of evidence that was brought against him.

  • Newsgroup Posting 3

    A newsgroup posting from an individual who believes that the FBI's indictment was accurate in reflecting the charges against LaMacchia.

  • Newsgroup Posting 4

    An article by David Sternlight on his feelings about the case, more specifically the use of the First Amendment to defend LaMacchia.

  • Newsgroup Posting 5

    A newsgroup posting that details one users opinion of the LaMacchia case and his belief that the governments approach to the case is pointed in the wrong direction.

  • Newsgroup Posting 6

    A newsgroup posting that highlights the FBI's misuse of certain terminology in the indictment of LaMacchia and the negative effects these errors may have on legal computer activities if LaMacchia is found guilty.

  • Newsgroup Posting 7

    A letter from Mike Godwin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) citing that LaMacchia did not commit wire fraud, and that the charge was placed in the indictment to make LaMacchia's actions appear worse than they really were.

Cite this page: "Newsgroup Postings" Online Ethics Center for Engineering 3/26/2006 National Academy of Engineering Accessed: Thursday, February 09, 2012 <www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/lamindex/newspstindex.aspx>