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The Internet is a medium that offers users many different possibilities. The majority of these possibilities are perfectly legal, but the anonymity of users on the  web makes it fairly easy for illegal practices to take place. These happen more often than one would think.


==Enablers:==


One of the first illegal activities that comes into mind when thinking of the Internet is the sharing of intellectual property. Music, movies and games are shared on a huge scale without the artists or publishers consent. 
1. Annonimity on the Internet


2. Different laws in different countries


But these are not the only illegal activities taking place. More of these activities are:
3. Laws are not addapted to cybercrimes


- Spreading child pornography
4. New technology makes it easier to take part in illegal activities


- Illegal gambling
5. Lack of technical knowledge while dealing with these crimes


- Illegal selling of drugs
6. Userbase is spread through out the world


- Spamming email addresses
7. Easy way (and for many an appealing way) of earning money through the Internet


- Phishing (misleading users to think they are on another website)
==Inhibitors:==


- Propaganda for terroism, violence, etc.
1. Laws are getting adapted to cybercrimes


==Enablers:==
2. People are gaining more knowledge on possibilities


1.  
3. Cybercrimes are being taken more seriously


==Inhibitors:==
==Paradigms:==


1.  
1. The Internet is getting out of hand and should be controlled better. Users should not be anonymous so that they can be better protected. Different countries should work together and exchange more information in an effort to prevent these activities from happening.


==Paradigms:==
2. Cybercrimes should be treated as normal crimes. Laws should be adapted so that they can apply to these offences. There should be no changes to the way the Internet is but in the way these offences are handled.


1.
 
==Experts:==
==Experts:==


Prof. Susan W. Brenner
http://cybercrimes.net/ba.html
The Univerity of Dayton - School of Law


==Timing:==
==Timing:==
1969: Creation of ARPANET, the predecessor of the internet
1985: One of first known cases of cybercrime
1990: Cybercrime Act 2001 (Commonwealth)
1999: Release of Napster, first peer-to-peer program to share MP3's
2004: First lawsuit against spyware


==Web Resources:==
==Web Resources:==


1.
1. http://www.cybercrime.gov/
 
2. http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/cyberhome.htm
 
3. http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/10cyberspace/computercrimes/index.html
 
4. http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=185&CM=8&DF=20/12/01&CL=ENG
 
5. http://www.criminallawyergroup.com/criminal-defense/the-evolution-of-cybercrime-from-past-to-the-present.php

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Enablers:

1. Annonimity on the Internet

2. Different laws in different countries

3. Laws are not addapted to cybercrimes

4. New technology makes it easier to take part in illegal activities

5. Lack of technical knowledge while dealing with these crimes

6. Userbase is spread through out the world

7. Easy way (and for many an appealing way) of earning money through the Internet

Inhibitors:

1. Laws are getting adapted to cybercrimes

2. People are gaining more knowledge on possibilities

3. Cybercrimes are being taken more seriously

Paradigms:

1. The Internet is getting out of hand and should be controlled better. Users should not be anonymous so that they can be better protected. Different countries should work together and exchange more information in an effort to prevent these activities from happening.

2. Cybercrimes should be treated as normal crimes. Laws should be adapted so that they can apply to these offences. There should be no changes to the way the Internet is but in the way these offences are handled.

Experts:

Prof. Susan W. Brenner

http://cybercrimes.net/ba.html

The Univerity of Dayton - School of Law

Timing:

1969: Creation of ARPANET, the predecessor of the internet

1985: One of first known cases of cybercrime

1990: Cybercrime Act 2001 (Commonwealth)

1999: Release of Napster, first peer-to-peer program to share MP3's

2004: First lawsuit against spyware

Web Resources:

1. http://www.cybercrime.gov/

2. http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/cyberhome.htm

3. http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/10cyberspace/computercrimes/index.html

4. http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=185&CM=8&DF=20/12/01&CL=ENG

5. http://www.criminallawyergroup.com/criminal-defense/the-evolution-of-cybercrime-from-past-to-the-present.php