Internet Law Exercise 3 

CyberCrimes

Movies such as The Forbin Project and War Games forewarned us of the specter of cybercrimes against societies and individuals. The many advances in technology have enabled the criminal to not only change the color of his collar, but to become invisible. Spend some time at the following sites:

Read GigaLaw text pages 248-258.

Read: Internet Governance: A Discussion Document (http://www.internetpolicy.net/governance/20040315paper.pdf)

and

United States v. Baker (1995). http://ic.net/~sberaha/baker.html

Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville, 405 U.S.156, 92 S.Ct. 839 (1972)

Crimes must be defined--the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly held that criminal laws are unconstitutional if so vaguely drafted that the meaning cannot be determined from the words used.

 

After exploring the sites above, try drafting a definition for a new crime: illicit cybersex
See Cybersex man jailed for 2 years

Send me an e-mail with your response (200-300 words).

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