computing legislation case studies computer misuse act 1990
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Computing Legislation Case Studies
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Case of R v Lewys Stephen MartinMaidstone Crown Court 16 May 2013 T20130081
Accused of interfering with workings of the websites of Kent Police, Oxford University and Cambridge University.
Case 1: verdict
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Case of R v Lewys Stephen MartinMaidstone Crown Court 16 May 2013 T20130081
Computer Misuse Act 1990,
s 1 : Unauthorised accesss,
s 3 : Unauthorised modification;
s 3A : Making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in offence under section 1 or 3
(Sentence: x2 Years Imprisonment )
Case 2:
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DPP v Bignall and AnotherQueens Bench Division [1997] EWHC Admin 4706/06/1997
Two Metropolitan Police PCs have caused a police computer operator to obtain DVLA motor vehicle registration and ownership data via the Police National Computer for their own private purposes.
Case 2: verdict
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DPP v Bignall and AnotherQueens Bench Division [1997] EWHC Admin 4706/06/1997
Access for an unauthorised purpose not an offence. Unauthorised access held to apply to external hackers. Defendants acquitted.
(Sentence: none)
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R v David LennonWimbledon Youth Court 23/08/2006
Teenager alleged to have bombarded his ex-employer's mail server with 5,000,000 emails.
Case 3: verdict
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R v David LennonWimbledon Youth Court 23/08/2006
Computer Misuse Act 1990, s 3 Unauthorised modification
(Sentence: two month curfew and electronic tagging.)