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I don't agree with that. If your DDoS prevents me from using services I paid for, I could rightfully sue you in small claims for the damages. They'd be small- a percentage of a monthly Internet bill. It's still damages.


It would depend on if being unable to access services you paid for would be considered damage to a "protected computer" which is specifically the kind of damage 1030(a)(5) protects against.


The law includes a special level of "protected computer", but it broadly includes many other devices.




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