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| THE LAW OFFICES OF PAUL PURI & ASSOCIATES |
COMPUTER AND INTERNET CRIME
ATTORNEY PAUL N. PURI
Computer Crime Defense Attorney
in the Bay Area and Northern California
"Computer crimes" means that the crime was committed using
and the evidence resides within a computer. The typical
"computer crimes" that the government prosecutes at both the
federal and local level fall into two categories, possession of
digital contraband, and digital (trade secret) theft.
First, and most commonly with the advent of the internet is the
possession of contraband pornography, a.k.a., "child porn."
Defense lawyers tend to believe that these cases are rarely
worthy of fighting in front of a jury, because of the significant
public scorn associated with possession of child pornography.
Child porn cases will almost always be based on reports from
the computer forensic crime lab, where agents monitor chat
rooms and shareware "peer-to-peer" networks. Often music and
movie seekers will download either a seemingly innocuous
"*.zip" file or a "*.exe" (self-extracting digital file archive) without
knowledge of the contents of the archive. The key to winning
these cases is to establish through forensics experts that the
defendant could not have known the contents of the downloaded
files, that they were not viewed, or that the download was not
intentional.
Second, and probably the fastest growing computer crime
prosecution is trade secret theft. This area of prosecution
typically affects engineers, middle-managers, and executives of
corporations who have left a company, either to start their own
company or to join a competitor. Usually, the former company
had some software, network logistical implementation or
mathematical algorithm that was developed in-house. Often, the
former member of the company believes he or she has the right
to use the implementation or a derivative of it for his or her own
use or the use of the new company. The key to fighting these
prosecutions is to gain a clear understanding of the
technologies, the software licenses, the non-disclosure
agreements and any other written instruments that affect the use
or description of the implementation. It is also important to
understand what rights the owner or developer retains or has
waived as to the technology implementation. Also important to
defending these prosecutions is to gain an understanding
through forensic investigation how the defendant came into
possession of the so-called trade secret.
In either of these above-mentioned scenarios, it is vitally
important that the attorney defending the case have intimate
knowledge of computer technology, software, computer networks,
and the basic principles that affect forensic investigation of
technology. Mr. Puri, as a former network security specialist is an
expert himself in computer technology, networking software, e.g.,
Linux Operating System, UNIX, Windows NT, TCP/IP, etc. As a
criminal defense attorney with extensive jury trial experience, he
is uniquely skilled to assist in any prosecution where computer
evidence is involved.
and the evidence resides within a computer. The typical
"computer crimes" that the government prosecutes at both the
federal and local level fall into two categories, possession of
digital contraband, and digital (trade secret) theft.
First, and most commonly with the advent of the internet is the
possession of contraband pornography, a.k.a., "child porn."
Defense lawyers tend to believe that these cases are rarely
worthy of fighting in front of a jury, because of the significant
public scorn associated with possession of child pornography.
Child porn cases will almost always be based on reports from
the computer forensic crime lab, where agents monitor chat
rooms and shareware "peer-to-peer" networks. Often music and
movie seekers will download either a seemingly innocuous
"*.zip" file or a "*.exe" (self-extracting digital file archive) without
knowledge of the contents of the archive. The key to winning
these cases is to establish through forensics experts that the
defendant could not have known the contents of the downloaded
files, that they were not viewed, or that the download was not
intentional.
Second, and probably the fastest growing computer crime
prosecution is trade secret theft. This area of prosecution
typically affects engineers, middle-managers, and executives of
corporations who have left a company, either to start their own
company or to join a competitor. Usually, the former company
had some software, network logistical implementation or
mathematical algorithm that was developed in-house. Often, the
former member of the company believes he or she has the right
to use the implementation or a derivative of it for his or her own
use or the use of the new company. The key to fighting these
prosecutions is to gain a clear understanding of the
technologies, the software licenses, the non-disclosure
agreements and any other written instruments that affect the use
or description of the implementation. It is also important to
understand what rights the owner or developer retains or has
waived as to the technology implementation. Also important to
defending these prosecutions is to gain an understanding
through forensic investigation how the defendant came into
possession of the so-called trade secret.
In either of these above-mentioned scenarios, it is vitally
important that the attorney defending the case have intimate
knowledge of computer technology, software, computer networks,
and the basic principles that affect forensic investigation of
technology. Mr. Puri, as a former network security specialist is an
expert himself in computer technology, networking software, e.g.,
Linux Operating System, UNIX, Windows NT, TCP/IP, etc. As a
criminal defense attorney with extensive jury trial experience, he
is uniquely skilled to assist in any prosecution where computer
evidence is involved.
"I believe in our freedoms;
so I'm calling it 'accusation
law.' I don't like the phrase
'criminal law.' You're not a
'criminal law.' You're not a
can't prove it. When I fight
for you, this is the law of for
you, this is the law of
accusations not criminals."
-Paul N. Puri,
Attorney for the Accused
so I'm calling it 'accusation
law.' I don't like the phrase
'criminal law.' You're not a
'criminal law.' You're not a
can't prove it. When I fight
for you, this is the law of for
you, this is the law of
accusations not criminals."
-Paul N. Puri,
Attorney for the Accused
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and phone number,
and I'll respond the
same day, guaranteed."
-Attorney Paul Puri
your case, including
your email address
and phone number,
and I'll respond the
same day, guaranteed."
-Attorney Paul Puri
Main Office
225 Bush Street
16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 295-4799
Fax: (415) 295-4798
2570 North First Street
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95131
Tel: (408) 432-7340
500 Airport Boulevard
Suite 100
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: (650) 363-7050
1990 N. California Boulevard
Suite 830
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Tel: (925) 944-1533
2225 East Bayshore Road
Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel: (650) 327-1820
Oakland, CA
Tel: (510) 434-9105
appointments@paulpuri.com
225 Bush Street
16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 295-4799
Fax: (415) 295-4798
2570 North First Street
2nd Floor
San Jose, CA 95131
Tel: (408) 432-7340
500 Airport Boulevard
Suite 100
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel: (650) 363-7050
1990 N. California Boulevard
Suite 830
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Tel: (925) 944-1533
2225 East Bayshore Road
Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Tel: (650) 327-1820
Oakland, CA
Tel: (510) 434-9105
appointments@paulpuri.com