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Cyberlaw

Cyber law is rules in cyber world or internet. Cyber law created to prevent internet or cyber world from computer crime. Reason why computer crime hard to define are because creating and changing laws are slow processes, which is very much out of pace with a technology that is progressing as fast as computing. Then a computer can perform many roles in a crime, particular computer can be the subject, object or a medium of a crime. Which is means computer can act as an attacker, or as a victim, or as a medium use to attack the victim which means use to hack, phishing and so on. Based on this problem cyber law exists.

Cyber Law in Malaysia

DIGITAL SIGNATURE ACT 1997 it provides for the regulation of the public key infrastructure. The Act makes a digital signature as legally valid and enforceable as a traditional signature.

COPY RIGHT ACT 1997 Copyright serves to protect the expression of thoughts and ideas from unauthorized copying and/or alteration. With convergence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), creative expression is now being captured and communicated in new forms (example: multimedia products, broadcast of movies over the Internet and cable TV). These new forms need protection. Copy right act rules the new and converged multimedia environment.

TELEMEDICINE ACT 1997 Healthcare systems and providers around the world are becoming interconnected. People and local healthcare providers can thus source quality healthcare advice and consultation from specialists from around the world, independent of geographical location. This act provide any registered doctor may practice telemedicine but healthcare providers must obtains the license to do so.

COMPUTERS CRIME ACT 1997 As computing becomes more central to people’s life and work, computers become both targets and tools of crime. This Act offense everything that would harm the computer system.

COMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA ACT 1998 Convergence of technologies is driving convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting, computing and content. This Act creates a new system of licenses and defines the roles and responsibilities of those providing communication and multimedia services and provides for the existence of the Communication and Multimedia Commission, the new regulatory authority