Hacker's court case to set Web security precedent

A legal proceeding against a hacker who claims his intentions were only good could end up setting a Web security precedent in the arena of online criminal rulings. Experts say that the court decision regarding Eric McCarty, a San Diego resident who allegedly hacked into the University of Southern California's computer system, will greatly impact the current state of security research as the case crosses so many ethical, legal and technical issues.

For more on the legal issues in prosecuting "good" hackers:
- read this article [1] at InformationWeek