The following is taken from ftp://coast.cs.purdue.edu/pub/doc/morris_worm/FAQ You can find all the other papers, appeal decision, etc in that same directory (as I noted in previous mail to this list): Robert T. Morris, the author of the Internet Worm program, was convicted of a Federal felony in the case. The law involved was 18 USC 1030 (A)(5)(a) the Computer Crime and Abuse Act of 1986. He was found guilty in February of 1990 in US District Court in Syracuse, NY. In May of 1990, he was sentenced -- outside of Federal sentencing guidelines -- to 3 years of probation, 400 hours of community service, and $10,050 in fines plus probation costs. His lawyers appealed the conviction to the Circuit Court of Appeals, and the conviction was upheld. His lawyers then appealed to the Supreme Court, but the Court declined to hear the case -- leaving the conviction intact. For a while, Robert was (allegedly) working as a programmer (non-security related) for CenterLine Software (makers of CodeCenter, et. al.). More recently, Robert has been working on his Ph.D. under the direction of H.T. Kung at Harvard University.