Welcome to Cybercrime Laws!
This blog is part of my cybercrime module taught currently at the University of Essex (UK). I see it as a database with which I, and others, can work.
The updates are not daily, partly because of lack of time, partly because it is easier to group similar subjects in one post after a week or so. RSS feeds (and sharing) are available.
The original blog was on Blogger (blogspot.com), but for maintenance purposes, transfer to Wordpress became necessary. The original blog is still up and running (I just import/export posts)
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Category Archives: Jurisdiction
Are Geographic Restrictions On Content Obsolete? | Techdirt
Are Geographic Restrictions On Content Obsolete? | Techdirt. 9 July 2010 An interesting post which points out the obvious (no sarcasm intended). Boundaries in terms of filtering are disappearing, at least the way they used to be. It reminds me … Continue reading
Posted in censorship, Filtering, Jurisdiction, Offences - Piracy
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Defamation: civil or criminal matter?
Many legislations have a civil suit and a criminal charge for defamation. The article about Colorado US is interesting in comparison with the proposal in France to stop allowing defamation charges that do not bear for example any hatred.“Does It … Continue reading
Diversity of laws – a dilemna?
Apparently somebody in the US – Florida was sanctionned for obscenity after prosecutors went forum shopping for the most stringent laws on the matter. Diversity of laws is not a new issue; comparative law is highly aware of it. Internet … Continue reading
Posted in Jurisdiction, Offences - Obscenity
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Defamation in cyberspace – a reminder
Hardly surprising, but worth a reminder. Diffamation/libel still applies on cyberspace and more importantly, in some countries like France it is a criminal offence and does not engage civil liability. “Reminder: Defamation Still Applies To Bloggers” (29 September 2008)
Defamation, MySpace and fake profiles
Case rejected against those children who created a fake profile of their headmaster; lucky because in some countries like France defamation is a criminal matter not usually a civil law issue like in the US and UK (well criminal law … Continue reading
Jurisdiction issues
About an India Court’s ordering Google to communicate a blogger’s identity and the right to do so when author and offence are committed in the US with no material elements in India…Absurd? Mr Masnik argues that the stricker laws get … Continue reading
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Hacking (Nasa hacker) – jurisdiction and policies
The last hope of hacker McKinnon vanished today. The ECtHR rejected his emergency appeal from the House of Lords’ decision on his extradition case. Obliged to be tried now in the US, Mr McKinnon faces an unenvious position in a … Continue reading
Jurisdiction, ISPs’ liability and libel
According to the story, a British politician shut his blog for Google (US) refused to remove a defamatory post put on his blog and on others’. What strikes me first is the line taken by Google. De facie, perfectly adequate, … Continue reading
Posted in Jurisdiction, Offences - Defamation
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