NODE 39cf0507Re: EFF/Bernstein Press Release
SBinkley@atitech.ca (Scott Binkley)Fri, 19 Apr 1996 06:24:47 +0800
>On the other hand, a virus is malicious speech, no? Sorta like libel or
>fraud. You said bad and untrue things to the victim's computer and the
>dimwitted OS believed it.
>
>Also this is impersonation. You spoke words that led the OS to think
that
>you were a legit user and, having its gained trust on false grounds, it
lets
>you do malicious things.
Does this mean that an OS is legally considered an entity???
/sb