Dresser-Rand Co. v. Jones, 2013 WL 3810859 (E.D. Penn. July 23, 2013)

Dresser-Rand Co. v. Jones, 2013 WL 3810859 (E.D. Penn. July 23, 2013) (3rd Cir)

The Third Circuit has not yet ruled on whether it will adopt the broad (Johns / Rodriguez) or narrow (Nosal / WEC Carolina Energy) interpretation of access, but the courts in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania have generally adopted the narrow interpretation. “Under the narrow view, an employee given access to a work computer is authorized to access that computer regardless of his or her intent to misuse information and any policies that regulate the use of information.”

Published by Shawn E. Tuma

Shawn Tuma is an attorney who is internationally recognized in cybersecurity, computer fraud and data privacy law, areas in which he has practiced for nearly two decades. He is a Partner at Spencer Fane, LLP where he regularly serves as outside cybersecurity and privacy counsel to a wide range of companies from small to midsized businesses to Fortune 100 enterprises. You can reach Shawn by telephone at 972.324.0317 or email him at stuma@spencerfane.com.

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