Cyber-trespass and 'unauthorized access' as legal mechanisms of access control: Lessons from the US experience

• Main Author: WONG, Mary W. S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: Internet Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2820; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4778/viewcontent/Cyber_trespass_2007_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The common law doctrine of trespass to chattels has recently been revived and applied by courts in the United States (US) to cover intrusions (in the form of electronic signals) to computer systems connected to the Internet. These cases represent judicial recognition of the need to protect certain u...