'''Internet Crime''' is really a group of [[online]] related [[crime]]s, most of them particular or unique to the [[Internet]]. Some of them are variations on older schemes of a non-Internet nature, adapted for use on the Net.
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'''Internet Crime''' are [[crimes]]s directly related to [[online]] or [[Internet]] misuse. Some of them are variations on older schemes of a non-Internet nature, adapted for use on the Net.
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== Criminal Statutes Governing the Internet ==
== Criminal Statutes Governing the Internet ==
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Here are federal [[law]]s criminalizing wrongful internet activity:
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Here are federal laws criminalizing wrongful internet activity in the United States:
*15 USC §§ 7701-7713, Controlling Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketings Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act)
*15 USC §§ 7701-7713, Controlling Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketings Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act)