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''Lund v. Commonwealth'' (Va. 1977) 232 S.E.2d 745 is a Supreme Court of Virginia case. ==Facts== Charles Walter Lund was a statistics graduate student at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. While working on his Ph.D. research in the 1970s, Lund utilized the resources of Virginia Tech's computer lab. The workings of the lab were complex. The computers were leased from IBM computers and the cost was distributed through various departments that used the computer facilities. Student who wished to use the computers were required to obtain the approval of the department head. Access keys were required to gain access to the lab, and a key was required to use PO boxes used to receive materials printed out on the computers. The student would ask for an item to be printed. The department would print the item and it would be placed in the PO box for retrieval. If the printed projects were too large to fit in the PO box a note would be placed there instead so the student could pick it up at the computer center main window. Lund was put under surveillance on October 12, 1974, because departments were noticing unauthorized charges being made to their accounts. When asked about his activities on the computers, Lund initially denied any use of the computers. Later he admitted that he had been using it and turned over seven PO box keys to the investigator. Mr. Lund claimed that other students had given him those keys. Upon searching Lund's apartment, a large number of computer cards and print-outs were taken, the estimated value by the university being as much as $26,384.16. Lund was charged in an indictment with the theft of keys, computer cards, computer printouts and using "without authority computer operation time and services of Computer Center Personnel... with intent to defraud, such property and services having a value of one hundred dollars or more." Lund waived his right to a jury trial and was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. His sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for five years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lund v. Commonwealth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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