TRESPASS to chattels, a centuries-old tort theory that languished for years in the dusty archives of obscure legal doctrines learned and then promptly forgotten in the first year of law school, has unexpectedly found new life courtesy of the Internet.
Last month, in a high-profile case pitting Intel Corp. against the American Civil Liberties Union, a California state appellate panel applied the common-law doctrine, which forbids unauthorized use of another’s personal property, to enjoin an ex-employee from sending e-mail messages to Intel staff.
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