On July 15, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in United States v. Nosal, No. 14-10037 (9th Cir. July 15, 2016), holding that defendant Nosal violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Economic Espionage Act by logging in to a database with the username and password of a "willing currently-employed accomplice."

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