The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 10, Problem 2IS
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Case summary:A person B has downloaded consumer credit files from a computer belonging to CCA without permission. Person B then sold the data to another person D.
To find: The crime committed by the person B.
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