From reading articles to
shopping online, the internet offers a one stop shop for accessing information.
With internet accessible at any time or place, criminals have taken it upon
themselves to use the internet as a tool to hijack users and steal content,
passwords and personal identities. While there are multiple levels of Internet
Law that allow for infringement, there are three most common law violations
concerning the internet. The first is copyright Infringement, the second is
password trafficking and the last is computer fraud.
Copyright infringement
Under the federal
copyright law it is illegal to use someone else's content for profit without
gaining consent from the original author or crediting them with the work.
A copyright protects content on a website, article, legal document, etc.,
written by an author, which gives them and only them, exclusive rights to their
words. With so much content flying around on the internet, some people consider
it "free" information. However, under the No Electronic Theft Act of
1997, copyrighted content is protected and if it is discovered that someone
else is claiming it their own, legal action can occur.
The legal penalties for
copyright infringement can include fines, jail sentencing, or both. The civil
penalty can cost the abuser up to $150,000 per violation.
Password Trafficking
Although some websites
may seem safe when entering personal information, password hackers have the
ability to steal personal information from websites that may seem secure.
Password trafficking, which includes the buying, selling or sharing of
passwords with another person or group of people, is actually a very successful
market behind the internet that profits off of civilians personal information.
If a theft is caught stealing or trafficking personal passwords via the
internet there are legal repercussions which can include fines or imprisonment.
Computer Fraud
The best time in the
life of a fraud criminal is when a person clicks the "ok" button
to submit an online purchase. Online shopping is popular all over the globe,
which has triggered a successful business sector that hacks personal credit
card information from online shopping websites. Computer fraud is the leading
cause of identity theft and with online shopping becoming more and more
popular, fraud is occurring on a regular basis all over the globe.
Computer hackers can
face fines and serve anywhere between five and ten years of jail time for their
offenses.
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