Exam 5: Cybercrime Law: a European Perspective

An example of a content-related crime would be:

In the EU, computer-assisted crimes consist of those crimes which cannot be committed in the absence of computers or computer networks.

In the EU, crimes like illegal access, illegal interception, and data interference are categorized as computer-integrity crimes.

Data interference is the intentional "serious hindering without right to the functioning of a computer system."

Scotland has specific legislation addressing cyberbullying.

Jurisdiction claims may be based on:

Forgery is an example of:

The English Sentencing Advisory Panel (SAP) categorized the increasing seriousness of child pornography material into five levels. Which of the following is considered the worst, level 5?

According to the CoE Convention on Cybercrime, it is not illegal to break into a computer provided the intruder does not cause any damage.

In England, child prostitution and pornography are scheduled offenses to the English Serious Crime Act 2007.

In the EU, content-related crimes relate to traditional offenses where computers are tools rather than targets but, unlike computer-assisted crimes it is the content of data rather than the result of an action that is the core of the offense.

The Netherlands claims universal jurisdiction for the crime of:

Virtual child pornography is illegal under UK law.

The EU Framework Decision makes illegal access to information systems (intentional, without right). Member states are required to ensure that this is:

In the UK, prosecution of child pornography falls under what Act?

Hacking is an example of:

In the UK, downloading child pornography is equated with "making" illegal material according to the legal definition.

In Ireland, the Non-Fatal Offences Against the State Act of 1997 specifically addresses:

"Online grooming" was criminalized by the Lanzarote Convention.

How do Europe and North America address the challenges of jurisdiction when a computer crime involves both continents?