Re: SF new article announcement: Can writing software be a crime?

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Kelly Martin sighed and wrote::

> The following column was published on SecurityFocus today:
>
> Can writing software be a crime?
> by Mark Rasch
> 2005-10-03
>
> A recent case shows the government attempting to prosecute the developer
> of a key logger software that can be used for both lawful and unlawful
> purposes.

Pardon my ignorance, but I find it a little 'strange' that the
government should be cracking down on this type of thing.  There
are certainly a lot of products under the sun that fit the
description of "<product x> can be used for both lawful and
unlawful purposes".   Wouldn't this open a larger can of
worms, so to speak?

Or am I just misreading this whole thing?