Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Rights - A Review

Abstract

Computer Crime is a growing threat to society caused by the criminal or irresponsible actions of individuals who are taking advantage of the widespread of computers and the internet and other network. Computer Crime poses a threat to the safety, integrity of E-business systems.
According to Association of IT Professional (AITP), “Computer Crime” includes things like,

• The unauthorized use, access, modification, and destruction of hardware, software, data, or network resources;
• The unauthorized release of information;
• The unauthorized copying of software;
• An end user can access to his or her own hardware, or software , data network resources of requirements;
• Use of network resources or computers to illegally obtain information.

Intellectual property Rights includes the results of intellectual activities in the arts, science and industry. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) defines variety of legal rights in protecting products of intellectual efforts of creativity in the fields of applied arts. Intellectual Property Rights mainly comprise trademarks, patents, copyrights, service marks, designs and confidential information know-how etc. And the right to protection from passing off
Intellectual property laws are to ensure that mental labor is justly rewarded and to encourage innovation. Unfortunately Intellectual property laws are difficult to enforce.