New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
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New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
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Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#2I hope they are asking for sanctions in addition to quashing the subpoena. Whoever wrote this subpoena is not only ignorant but has a massive attitude problem, for which some jail time would be therapeutic.
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#3If these New Jersey prosecutors fail with this one, I'm sure they can slap some felony computer fraud charges on them for violating X website's ToS agreement.
Prosecutors need to lose their immunity, then we might get some sanity back in the justice system.
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#4If these New Jersey prosecutors fail with this one, I'm sure they can slap some felony computer fraud charges on them for violating X website's ToS agreement. Prosecutors need to lose their immunity, then we might get some sanity back in the justice system.
What prosecutors?
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#5If these New Jersey prosecutors fail with this one, I'm sure they can slap some felony computer fraud charges on them for violating X website's ToS agreement. Prosecutors need to lose their immunity, then we might get some sanity back in the justice system.
What prosecutors?
New Jersey Attorney General John Hoffman and Deputy Attorney General Glenn Graham... since you asked.
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#6I hope they are asking for sanctions in addition to quashing the subpoena. Whoever wrote this subpoena is not only ignorant but has a massive attitude problem, for which some jail time would be therapeutic.
No. Let us, instead, wish for justice for all.
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#7Umm.... what were they issued the subpoena FOR!? I read the entire article waiting for this to be explained.
Or can you just be subpoena'd without any case?
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#8Hysteria aside, what happens when a court subpoena demands someone hand over something they don't have? Does the person just say, "I don't have it." and that's that? What if they lie about not having it?
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#9Can someone with a background in law tell me if or why it wouldn't be legal to turn over bitcoin private keys, complying exactly with a request, while also using your own retained copies of those keys to sign transfer transactions sending all those bitcoins held by the previous (now compromised) keys to your new ones that are not covered by the subpoena?
It seems to me that you'd be complying exactly with their request, as furnishing a copy of data does not obligate you to delete your own.
Re: New Jersey slaps MIT Bitcoin hackers with subpoena
#10Can someone with a background in law tell me if or why it wouldn't be legal to turn over bitcoin private keys, complying exactly with a request, while also using your own retained copies of those keys to sign transfer transactions sending all those bitcoins held by the previous (now compromised) keys to your new ones that are not covered by the subpoena? It seems to me that you'd be complying exactly with their reque…
Subverting the intent of a ruling or law is not viewed favorably, and can easily be fixed, if need be, by tighter wording.