Open AccessEnabling Technologies of Cyber Crime: Why Lawyers Need to Understand It
Author(s) -
Meiring deVilliers
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pittsburgh journal of technology law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2164-800X
DOI - 10.5195/tlp.2011.62
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , face (sociological concept) , computer security , resolution (logic) , emerging technologies , computer science , law and economics , engineering ethics , business , sociology , epistemology , artificial intelligence , engineering , social science , philosophy
This Article discusses the enabling technologies of cyber crime and analyzes their role in the resolution of related legal issues. It demonstrates the translation of traditional legal principles to a novel technological environment in a way that preserves their meaning and policy rationale. It concludes that lawyers who fail to understand the translation will likely pursue a suboptimal litigation strategy, face speculative recovery prospects, and may overlook effective and potentially powerful defenses.