Briggs and Morgan | USA | 24 Jan 2013
The January 11, 2013 suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz has sparked a debate about the proper scope and application of the criminal provisions…
Foley & Lardner LLP | USA | 21 Nov 2011
The U.S. Department of Justice asked Congress on Tuesday to expand a federal computer crimes law to allow for the prosecution of more offenses, such as lying online or violating the terms of use of an Internet website—thereby wading into a longstanding debate, involving several federal courts of appeal, about the proper breadth of our nation’s cybersecurity laws.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 18 Nov 2011
Congress is considering amending the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to, among other things, make the statute technology-neutral, simplify its sentencing scheme, and expand the scope of—and enhance penalties for—certain offenses.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 28 Nov 2009
We warned a year and a half ago that federal prosecutors’ use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to prosecute Lori Drew in the infamous MySpace "cyberbullying" case threatened to squelch free speech and anonymity on the Internet, and would turn the violation of a website’s Terms of Service -- an everyday occurrence for many web users -- into a criminal offense.
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