Press Releases

This section contains press releases from both MIT and the United States Department of Justice concerning the David LaMacchia case.

MIT News Office: Comment on LaMacchia Indictment

An official statement from MIT News Office detaling the actions taken after the discovery that an MIT computer was at the center of the file-sharing network.
MIT comments on dismissal of wire fraud case against MIT student David LaMacchia

An official statement from MIT officials regarding the decision by a district court judge to throw out the government's case against LaMacchia.
U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney District of Massachusetts - Press Release

A article about David LaMacchia's indictment and the charges he was faced with.
U.S. Attorney decides not to appeal LaMacchia decision - Press Release

An article describing U.S. Attorney's decision not to appeal the decision on the David LaMacchia case.

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