Sec. 8. (a) “Owner or operator” means the person who owns or leases a computer or a person who uses a computer with the authorization of the person who owns or leases the computer.

     (b) The term does not include a manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retail merchant, or any other person who owns or leases a computer before the first retail sale of the computer.

As added by P.L.115-2005, SEC.1.