Enabling Technologies of Cyber Crime: Why Lawyers Need to Understand It

Authors

  • Meiring deVilliers University of New South Wales, School of Law

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/tlp.2011.62

Abstract

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.

Author Biography

Meiring deVilliers, University of New South Wales, School of Law

Senior Lecturer

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Published

2011-04-01

How to Cite

deVilliers, M. (2011). Enabling Technologies of Cyber Crime: Why Lawyers Need to Understand It. Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law & Policy, 11. https://doi.org/10.5195/tlp.2011.62