Originally posted by lemon1974:
i found this under the computer misuse act.. i think this apply cos
it affect the running of this forum.. maybe Jason can report him to
the police?
Unauthorised obstruction of use of computer
[b]7. (1) Any person who, knowingly and without authority or
lawful excuse
(a) interferes with, or interrupts or obstructs the lawful use of,
a computer; or
(b) impedes or prevents access to, or impairs the usefulness or
effectiveness of, any program or data stored in a
computer,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 3 years or to both and, in the case of a second or
subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
[21/98]
(2) If any damage is caused as a result of an offence under this
section, a person convicted of the offence shall be liable to a
fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 7 years or to both. [/b]
Sorry, but this case will probably be thrown out of a court. And
SG laws don't apply to overseas servers. We have to look at UK laws
instead.
a) The spammers have never interrupt or obstructed the lawful use
of a computer, unless they have hacked into another computer to
spam the forum.
b) Impedes? Maybe.
Prevents access? No.
Impairs the usefulness or effectiveness of any program or data
stored in a PC - Maybe.
Forums are always opened to spam. If enough precautions have been
taken yet spam happens, it can be considered. But at the moment...
I don't think so. The forum software is a bit old and has quite a
lot of vulnerabilities. We have seen a lot this year.
