lucky for him he wasn't brazilian.
Posted by Mr. Plod at October 12, 2005 12:59 PM
Here's the section under which Daniel Cuthbert was convicted:
# 1. (1) A person is guilty of an offence if --
# (a) he causes a computer to perform any function with intent to
# secure access to any program or data held in any computer;
#
# (b) the access he intends to secure is unauthorised; and
#
# (c) he knows at the time when he causes the computer to perform the
# function that that is the case.
#
# (2) The intent a person has to have to commit an offence under this
# section need not be directed at—
#
# (a) any particular program or data;
#
# (b) a program or data of any particular kind; or
#
# (c) a program or data held in any particular computer.
#
# (3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on
# summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six
# months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or
# to both.