The California Supreme Court ruled that former Intel employee Ken Hamidi did not "trespass" on Intel's computer system when he sent email messages to Intel employees at work. The case stems from e-mail messages sent by Hamidi, a former Intel employee, to thousands of Intel employees worldwide. The messages did not damage or slow down Intel's computer systems and Hamidi removed anyone from the email list that did not wish to receive the emails. Intel brought suit against Hamidi alleging trespass to chattels. The California Supreme Court ruled that the legal claim of trespass requires damage to Intel's computers and was applicable in this case because Hamidid's emails had not damaged Intel's computers in any way.
Opinion at http://www.intelhamidi.com/supremedecision.htm
Keywords: copyright, property, spam, employment, free speech
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