misusing computers versus exceeding terms and conditions 2000 word report review 4 court cases that revolve around computer misuse, terms of employment and terms of use of a computer system or website doc attached: 1) requirement (full details of report) 2) mark scheme (how the report is marked) 3) report plan (a layout plan for report) 4) example report (a previous similar report) 5) pdf of 1st court case

Misusing Computers versus Exceeding Terms and Conditions

For this report you should review the following court cases that revolve around computer misuse, terms of employment and terms of use of a computer system or website:

1. DPP v Bignell (1998). Criminal Appeal Reports 1:1.
   (You can access this report via (PDF attached separately, DDP_v_Bignell)

 

Focus on the actions of Peter Bignell and Victoria Bignell.

2. Regina v Bow Street Magistrates Court and Allison (A.P.) Ex Parte Government of the United States of America (1999). UK House of Lords, Judgment, 15 July 1999 (Oral) and 5 August 1999 (Reasons).
   http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/ldjudgmt/jd990805/bow.htm[accessed 25 October 2016]

 

Focus on the actions of Joan Ojomo as well as the comments made regarding the case (DPP v Bignell, 1998).

3. State of Oregon v Caryn Aline Nascimento (2016). Supreme Court of the State of Oregon, Case 360 Or 28 (2016), 21 July 2016.
   http://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/supreme-court/2016/s063197.html[accessed 25 October 2016]

 

Focus on the actions of Caryn Aline Nascimento.

4. USA v Aaron Swartz (2012). United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Superseding Indictment, Case 1:11-cr-10260-NMG Document 53, 9 September 2012.
   https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/Massachusetts_District_Court/1–11-cr-10260/USA_v_Swartz/53/[accessed 25 October 2016]

 

Focus on the alleged actions of Aaron Swartz with respect to JSTOR.

 

Your review should refer to the following legislation:

1. UK Computer Misuse Act, 1990
   (available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/contents[accessed 25 October 2016])
2. US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 1986. 18 USC § 1030.
   (available at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/pdf/uscode18/lii_usc_TI_18_PA_I_CH_47_SE_1030.pdf[accessed 25 October 2016])

• Oregon Computer Crime Statute, 2015. Oregon Revised Statutes § 164.377.
  (available at http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/164.377[accessed 25 October 2016])

1. UK Human Rights Act 1998
   (available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents[accessed 25 October 2016])

Further laws and regulations may also be relevant and, if so, should be included in your list of references. Similarly, while the legal document 1-4 should all be included in your list of references, your research should not be limited to these and all additional sources that you use need to be included in your list of references.

You should use the following tasks to guide your report:

1. Briefly state the laws or regulations that Peter Bignell, Victoria Bignell, Joan Ojomo, Caryn Aline Nascimento and Aaron Swartz are alleged to have broken or found to have broken.
2. Explain the prosecution and defence arguments in the cases involving Peter Bignell, Victoria Bignell, Joan Ojomo, Caryn Aline Nascimento and Aaron Swartz. Also explain the arguments brought forward by commentators on these cases.
3. Briefly state the judgment or final outcome in the cases involving Peter Bignell, Victoria Bignell, Joan Ojomo, Caryn Aline Nascimento and Aaron Swartz.
4. In light of these court cases, compare and contrast the various interpretations of the notion of “unauthorised access”, as a notion used in the UK Computer Misuse Act, corresponding acts in other jurisdictions, and interpreted by the courts, and the notion of “hacking”, as commonly used by the public.
5. Derive and justify your own conclusion what “unauthorised access” should mean and how the law should be phrased to bring it into line with that meaning.

Format

• Your report should be about 2,000 words in length. The text should be typeset for A4 paper format, using a 12 point font, double spaced lines, with an inner margin of 1.5cm and an outer margin of at least 3.0cm.
• The list of references does notcount towards the word limit.

Requirements

• You are strongly encouraged to use LaTeX and BibTeX/BibLaTeX, and their use will be reflected in the mark for the report.
• The report must comply with the instructions for format and submission given below.
• The report must be well-structured;
• The report should be analytical, not just descriptive, in the coverage of the tasks given above;
• You need to justify any claims that you make and opinions that you state either by an argument or by a reference.
• Citations must be given in author-date style
• The list of references must be uniformly presented, again using the author-date style
• Articles in scientific journals are the most highly valued type of source while websites/blogs are the least valued type of source; all other types of sources fall between these two extremes. To support the content of your report you should seek to use the most highly valued sources that you can find.

 

 

 

 

 

misusing computers versus exceeding terms and conditions 2000 word report review 4 court cases that revolve around computer misuse, terms of employment and terms of use of a computer system or website doc attached: 1) requirement (full details of report) 2) mark scheme (how the report is marked) 3) report plan (a layout plan for report) 4) example report (a previous similar report) 5) pdf of 1st court case

Misusing Computers versus Exceeding Terms and Conditions

For this report you should review the following court cases that revolve around computer misuse, terms of employment and terms of use of a computer system or website:

1. DPP v Bignell (1998). Criminal Appeal Reports 1:1.
   (You can access this report via (PDF attached separately, DDP_v_Bignell)

 

Focus on the actions of Peter Bignell and Victoria Bignell.

2. Regina v Bow Street Magistrates Court and Allison (A.P.) Ex Parte Government of the United States of America (1999). UK House of Lords, Judgment, 15 July 1999 (Oral) and 5 August 1999 (Reasons).
   http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/ldjudgmt/jd990805/bow.htm[accessed 25 October 2016]

 

Focus on the actions of Joan Ojomo as well as the comments made regarding the case (DPP v Bignell, 1998).

3. State of Oregon v Caryn Aline Nascimento (2016). Supreme Court of the State of Oregon, Case 360 Or 28 (2016), 21 July 2016.
   http://law.justia.com/cases/oregon/supreme-court/2016/s063197.html[accessed 25 October 2016]

 

Focus on the actions of Caryn Aline Nascimento.

4. USA v Aaron Swartz (2012). United States District Court, District of Massachusetts, Superseding Indictment, Case 1:11-cr-10260-NMG Document 53, 9 September 2012.
   https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/Massachusetts_District_Court/1–11-cr-10260/USA_v_Swartz/53/[accessed 25 October 2016]

 

Focus on the alleged actions of Aaron Swartz with respect to JSTOR.

 

Your review should refer to the following legislation:

1. UK Computer Misuse Act, 1990
   (available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/contents[accessed 25 October 2016])
2. US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 1986. 18 USC § 1030.
   (available at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/pdf/uscode18/lii_usc_TI_18_PA_I_CH_47_SE_1030.pdf[accessed 25 October 2016])

• Oregon Computer Crime Statute, 2015. Oregon Revised Statutes § 164.377.
  (available at http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/164.377[accessed 25 October 2016])

1. UK Human Rights Act 1998
   (available at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/42/contents[accessed 25 October 2016])

Further laws and regulations may also be relevant and, if so, should be included in your list of references. Similarly, while the legal document 1-4 should all be included in your list of references, your research should not be limited to these and all additional sources that you use need to be included in your list of references.

You should use the following tasks to guide your report:

1. Briefly state the laws or regulations that Peter Bignell, Victoria Bignell, Joan Ojomo, Caryn Aline Nascimento and Aaron Swartz are alleged to have broken or found to have broken.
2. Explain the prosecution and defence arguments in the cases involving Peter Bignell, Victoria Bignell, Joan Ojomo, Caryn Aline Nascimento and Aaron Swartz. Also explain the arguments brought forward by commentators on these cases.
3. Briefly state the judgment or final outcome in the cases involving Peter Bignell, Victoria Bignell, Joan Ojomo, Caryn Aline Nascimento and Aaron Swartz.
4. In light of these court cases, compare and contrast the various interpretations of the notion of “unauthorised access”, as a notion used in the UK Computer Misuse Act, corresponding acts in other jurisdictions, and interpreted by the courts, and the notion of “hacking”, as commonly used by the public.
5. Derive and justify your own conclusion what “unauthorised access” should mean and how the law should be phrased to bring it into line with that meaning.

Format

• Your report should be about 2,000 words in length. The text should be typeset for A4 paper format, using a 12 point font, double spaced lines, with an inner margin of 1.5cm and an outer margin of at least 3.0cm.
• The list of references does notcount towards the word limit.

Requirements

• You are strongly encouraged to use LaTeX and BibTeX/BibLaTeX, and their use will be reflected in the mark for the report.
• The report must comply with the instructions for format and submission given below.
• The report must be well-structured;
• The report should be analytical, not just descriptive, in the coverage of the tasks given above;
• You need to justify any claims that you make and opinions that you state either by an argument or by a reference.
• Citations must be given in author-date style
• The list of references must be uniformly presented, again using the author-date style
• Articles in scientific journals are the most highly valued type of source while websites/blogs are the least valued type of source; all other types of sources fall between these two extremes. To support the content of your report you should seek to use the most highly valued sources that you can find.