The Intel Rejection of eBay

The Intel court rejects the eBay approach. The court holds that, at a minimum, impairment of value requires the placing of a significant burden on a computer’s computing capacity. The court holds that Hamidi’s emails did not place a significant burden on Intel’s computers and hence the court holds that the emails did not impair the value of the computers. The court also holds that there the emails did not cause any economic or financial loss to Intel that would constitute a harm to a legally protected interest. Hence, the court found that there was no trespass.

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