Read Baase chapter 4.3-? on software patents.
Read Baase chapter 5 on crime
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Police put GPS tracker on man's car; charge him with theft for removing it
Ok, the police really just claimed that the fact that the tracker was removed was probable cause for a search for the "stolen" property. But, still, it's a reach. And the Indiana trial court and appellate court have already agreed with this theory.
Computer Crime
Felonies
Antitrust