Legal Opinion
State v. Corcoran
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 3, 1994No. 93-2671-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, P.J.
Brian P. Corcoran appeals from a conviction for the felony destruction of computer data belonging to Mueller Consulting Services (MCS) in violation of § 943.70(2)(a)2 and (b)3, Stats. We affirm the judgment of conviction because we conclude that the Federal Copyright Law does not preempt enforcement of the Wisconsin computer crimes act and the statute is not constitutionally defective.
Facts
In the spring of 1987, Corcoran was hired by MCS to write specialized computer software application programs. Corcoran had difficulties in refining the specialized application programs so that they would…
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