United States v. Batti

631 F.3d 371 (2011)

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United States v. Batti

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
631 F.3d 371 (2011)

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Facts

While employed by an advertising company, Luay Batti (defendant) accessed and copied confidential computer files belonging to the company’s CEO. These files included executive compensation, financial statements, strategic plans, and video footage that the company had purchased to use in a television commercial. Batti told the company that he had obtained the information to show flaws in the company’s security. The company fired Batti in response. When the information and video appeared on the Internet, Batti was charged with violating The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. In the indictment, the government sought a felony conviction by alleging that the information Batti obtained was worth more than $5,000. During trial, the company testified that it paid $305,000 for the television-commercial footage. The court found that the $305,000 amount best represented the cost of the information Batti obtained and convicted Batti of felony violation of the act. Batti appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, arguing that there was no evidence that his actions had any impact on the company’s use of the footage and that Batti did not damage the information or profit from it in any way.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Moore, J.)

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