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Re:Y Combinator cofounder was convicted under CFAA in 1990 by ritchiea on Friday January 18, 2013 @11:00AM (#5079240)
I don't think anyone is saying the lawsuit wasn't a terrible burden on him, just that the lawsuit wasn't the only factor.
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Re:Y Combinator cofounder was convicted under CFAA in 1990 by jacquesm on Friday January 18, 2013 @11:01AM (#5079252)
> just that the lawsuit wasn't the only factor.

I think you will find that most people are aware of that. But it very well could have been the factor that drove him over the edge and you're going to have to allow for that.

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Re:Y Combinator cofounder was convicted under CFAA in 1990 by jlgreco on Friday January 18, 2013 @11:40AM (#5079513)
The sack of bricks that broke the camels back, so to speak.
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Re:Y Combinator cofounder was convicted under CFAA in 1990 by rhizome on Friday January 18, 2013 @01:50PM (#5080251)
Who is saying that the case was the only factor? I've only seen it as a strawman by those arguing it away. I see these people as protecting the prosecution's perspective on the case. "Hey, don't look at us."
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