Computers and the Law

QUESTIONS: - What are computer crimes? - What statutes govern computers use and abuse? - How was computer crimes dealt with in the past? ESSAY: The widespread use of Information Technology has created new opportunities for computer crimes. A computer crime, obviously involves using a computer, can be in the form of hacking, software piracy, planting viruses or storing/distributing inappropriate pornographic images to name just a few. Below and in the following pages you …

…all, depends on the on the actual crime and the way in they commit it. Cyber crime, through the use of the Internet, such as DoS attacks as I've mentioned above can be very hard to punish. There isn't any specific legislation which covers these types of crimes. As I've mentioned above, in order to prevent, or at least prosecute such criminal activities, there is a need to amend existing laws or enact new ones.