Re: Computer Misuse Act 1990

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On Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:20:02 -0000, "Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote this:

>1 Unauthorised access to computer material
>(1) A person is guilty of an offence if-
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>(a) he causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure
>access to any program or data held in any computer;
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>(b) the access he intends to secure is unauthorised; and
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>(c) he knows at the time when he causes the computer to perform the function
>that that is the case.
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>(2) The intent a person has to have to commit an offence under this section
>need not be directed at-
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>(a) any particular program or data;
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>(b) a program or data of any particular kind; or
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>(c) a program or data held in any particular computer.
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>(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on
>summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to
>a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
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>Does anyone else think that the updating of 2700HGV firmware by BT
>contravenes this provision where the 2700HGV belongs to someone who is not a
>the original BT customer it was supplied to?
>
>Peter Crosland
>