Court Rejects Applying CFAA to Confidential Information Theft

In his Intellectual Property column, Stephen M. Kramarsky of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky reviews a recent Southern District decision that adopts the increasingly common narrow view of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, suggesting that claims under the act against former employees who have stolen or misused trade secrets and confidential information stored on company computers or email systems may be coming under increased scrutiny.

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