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blake murphy[_2_]

On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:24:17 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote:
>
>>i seem to recall that recently someone was arrested at an airport for
>>having material that violated copyright on the laptop.
>
>I heard a second-hand account of something like this. ICE
>(that's what they're called now) observed copyrighted music
>on a person's laptop upon entering the country, and confiscated it
>for further investigation. I do not know the outcome of the
>investigation, but meanwhile their laptop is gone. They did
>not get immediately arrested.
>
>Steve

oops, here's another article on a guy popped for kiddie porn after a
warrantless search:

All of the contents on a laptop can now be searched without wrongdoing
or suspicion from U.S. Customs agents according to a recent federal
appeals court ruling (PDF).

This ruling comes about after 43-year-old Michael Arnold was returning
to Los Angeles from the Philippines and was selected for the secondary
questioning by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. During the search and
questioning, one official asked Arnold to turn on his laptop and then
handed the laptop off to another customs agent. The other customs
agent looked into a pictures folder and found what was believed to be
child pornography. The customs agents seized the computer, but let
Arnold go. Two weeks later federal agents obtained a warrant for
Arnold's arrest.

<http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006839.html>

your pal,
blake