Internet Legal Resources
National Laws Available on the Internet
Australia
Canada
China
Regulations on the Protection
of Computer Software
Revised Provisional
Regulations Governing the Management of Chinese Computer Information Networks
Connected to International Networks
Computer Information
Network and Internet Security, Protection and Management Regulations
Chinese Taipei
Intellectual Property Laws
and Regulations
Germany
Law of Electronic and Internet Commerce
in Germany
Hong Kong, China
Telecommunications Ordinance
(Chapter 106)
Crimes Ordinance (Chapter
200)
Theft Ordinance (Chapter 210)
Control of Obscene and Indecent
Articles Ordinance (Chapter 390)
Prevention
of Child Pornography Bill
Copyright Ordinance (Chapter
528)
Criminal Procedure Ordinance
(Chapter 221)
The Basic Law of
the HKSAR
Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance
(Chapter 383)
Police Force Ordinance (Chapter
232)
Organized and Serious Crimes
Ordinance (Chapter 455)
Draft Criminal Jurisdiction
Ordinance (Amendment of Section 2(2)) Order 2002
Fugitive Offenders Ordinance
(Chapter 503)
Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters Ordinance (Chapter 525)
India
Japan
Radio Law
Telecommunications
Business Law
United Kingdom
United States
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United States Code, provided by
the House of Representatives. See especially the following sections of
Title 18: Section 1030 (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act), Sections 2510-2522
(Wiretap Act), Sections 2711-2712 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act),
and Sections 3121-3127 (Pen Register and Trap and Trace Devices). Note
that as of July 23, 2002, this edition of the United States Code had only
been updated through January 2001 and therefore did not include the revisions
made by the USA
PATRIOT Act on October 26, 2001.
Other Resources
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US Department of Justice Computer
Crime and Intellectual Property Section.
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The Legal Framework:
Unauthorized Access to Computer Systems. Summary of the computer crime
laws of 44 countries by Stein Schjolberg, Chief Judge, Moss District Court,
Norway.
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Cyber
Crime...And Punishment? December 2000 report by McConnell International
Services on the state of cybercrime laws in fifty-two countries. The site
contains excerpts from various countries' statutes, including Brazil, Canada,
Chile, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Spain, Turkey. It also has links to sites with information on other countries.
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Conventions
and treaties from the Council of Europe (including the Cybercrime Convention).