In its legal sense, cyberspace law refers to the field of information law, which encompasses the practices related to electronic data and computer crime. It is usually addressed to issues that involve information technology, such as copyright law, anti-spam laws, and computer crimes. There are also a few international laws that make it illegal to transmit data over networks without protection.

The most familiar form of cyber law is that related to computer crimes; This covers things like identity theft, internet fraud, harassment, spyware, fraud, scams, and other related offenses. Many cyber crimes are also under the more recognizable laws of privacy breach and defamation. These can include anything from stealing financial information to false advertising and defamation.

Another area of cyberspace-law addresses what is often called “unauthorized access to a computer system.” This crime, unlike the others described above, actually involves an actual physical violation of another party’s rights. It usually refers to hacking into a computer system and obtaining sensitive data or installing software that allows someone to gain access to a computer without the proper authorization. In this electronic form, there are many gray areas where there are questions about what actions constitute a crime.

Some things like stealing information are clearly illegal; but some actions that may seem innocent may still be considered a cyber crime. For instance, the downloading of music or movies to an unsecured wireless device without the proper authorization or even the installation of programs on a computer are both activities that could easily be considered a cyber crime, even if the person doing the action did not intend to break any laws.

• Some other types of cyber law are addressing issues that involve the use of the internet for identity theft or for fraud.
• Cyber criminals can use the internet to obtain various kinds of information from the accounts of innocent internet users.
• In the credit card industry, for example, internet users are often targeted by cyber criminals who attempt to obtain information such as their credit card number, where they live, and whether they are using their card online.
• Cyber criminals have also been accused of committing crimes such as extortion or committing fraudulent transactions.
• This type of crime is becoming more prevalent on the internet, as more internet users shop online and tend to shop in places that do not have good customer service policies.

There are also ways that people use the internet to commit crimes such as frau; This is, however, still considered to be cyber law. As previously stated, there are different elements that make up cyber crime, and these include unauthorized access to a computer system or server, accessing or expelling data from a computer, transmitting data over the internet in a manner not intended, and malicious intent. Some people use the internet to set up bogus email accounts in order to conduct phishing scams on other people, and there is even a new term, “phishing” which has come to define the practice. Many companies have already lost large sums of money because of phishing scams, and there is a lot of legislation currently being debated in Congress to address the issue.

As technology advances at a rapid pace; it is easy to forget about our traditional legal system. However, we cannot discount the fact that the misuse of the internet can and does have an effect on our legal system. In particular, a person who owns a website can be held responsible for the content of that site should a user find themselves unable to access it due to a DDoS (Direct Targeting Attacks) attack. This means that the website owner may be held liable for any losses or damage as a direct result of their own negligence.