Penal protection of computer programs and information from damage ((In the Syrian legislation))


Abstract in English

Intellectual property laws regulate and protect the rights arising from the design of computer programs and its production along with its special legislation. Thus, the attack on these programs pose a threat to those rights, which its owners did their best to produce and benefit their communities. The crime of damaging programs and information is an IT crime considered as a serious attacks mainly on information property. However it's different in the case of damaging crime, as it is not aimed at the enrichment at the expense of others, nor get the programs of others illegally, but targets only damage, destruction and vandalism to others property information without any enrichment.

References used

HANDCASTLE, A and TOTTY, R, Computer related Crime, 1986, Edwards (Chris) & Savage (Nigel) (eds), in Information Technology and the Law, Macmillan Publishers, p 142
السنهوري، عبد الرزاق، عام 1998م الوسيط في شرح القانون المدني الجديد، الجزء الثامن. الطبعة الثانية، منشورات الحلبي الحقوقية بيروت.

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