Court Rules Sending Too Many Emails Is "Hacking" 317
An anonymous reader writes "An appeals court has ruled that having people send a company a lot of emails (in this case, a union protesting a company's business practices) qualifies as hacking under the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act. We're not even talking about a true DDoS action here, but just a bunch of protest emails. Part of the problem is that the company apparently set up their email to only hold a small number of emails in their inbox, and the court seems to think the union should take the blame for stuffing those inboxes."
My Mailbox at Home is Full (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does it work the other way 'round? (Score:2, Funny)
A company's actions, as long as they serve its profit motive, are beyond reproach.
You sure you don't work for BP?