Kindle (online PDF) Computer Crime Law (American Casebook Series)

Computer Crime Law (American Casebook Series)
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No area of criminal law and procedure is undergoing more dramatic
change, and more exciting developments, than computer crime law.
The fifth edition of Kerr&#8217spopular text has the latest cuttingedge
material, including many updates since the fourth edition in
2017. New cases and materials address the Supreme
Court&#8217srecent decisions in Van Buren v. United States and

Carpenter v. United States new statutes such as the Cloud Act and
state laws on nonconsensual pornography and the latest lower court
circuit splits on compelled decryption, the border search exception,
private searches of computers, and e-mail scanning. The chapters
on computer misuse, the Fourth Amendment, and international
evidence collection have been substantially rewritten and
reorganized to reflect the latest case law.The book covers every
aspect of criminal law in the digital age, and it is presented in an
engaging and accessible style. Topics range from computer fraud
laws and international computer crimes to Internet surveillance laws
and the Fourth Amendment. It is part traditional casebook, part
treatise. It both straightforwardly explains the law and presents
many exciting and new questions of law that courts are only now
beginning to consider. The book is ideally suited either for a 3-credit
course or a 2-credit seminar. It will appeal both to criminal law
professors and those interested in cyberlaw or law and technology.
No advanced knowledge of computers and the Internet is required or
assumed.Computer crime law has become an increasingly important
area of criminal practice, and this book provides the ideal
introduction to the field. Many U.S. Attorney's Offices have dedicated
computer crime units, as have many state Attorney General offices.
Any student with a background in this emerging area of law will
have a leg up on the competition. Students will also find the book
easy and fun to read, while professors will appreciate the accessible
introduction to an important new field with many open questions for
legal scholars.The materials are authored by Orin Kerr, of UC
Berkeley Law School, who is widely recognized as the leading
academic authority on the law of computer crime.