Computer Crimes Act 1997

COMPUTER CRIMES ACT 1997

AKTA JENAYAH KOMPUTER 1997

Act 563 · consolidated to 1 Dec 2011 · 16 pp

Artistic freedomSocio-economic rights

This copy of the Act is 14 years old. Any amendment made since 1 December 2011 is not in this text. Check the AGC record for later amendments.

Why it matters

What this does to artists

Unauthorised access and modification of computer material. Relevant to net art, glitch and hacking-adjacent practice, to anyone scraping or archiving, and to artists whose accounts or work are compromised.

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What to read first

Section numbers read out of the AGC text itself

s.3Unauthorized access to computer material

s.5Unauthorized modification of the contents of any computer

s.6Wrongful communication

s.8Presumption

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Extracted from the AGC PDF on this page.

s.1Short title and commencement

s.2Interpretation

s.3Unauthorized access to computer material

s.4Unauthorized access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offence

s.5Unauthorized modification of the contents of any computer

s.6Wrongful communication

s.7Abetments and attempts punishable as offences

s.8Presumption

s.9Territorial scope of offences under this Act

s.10Powers of search, seizure and arrest

s.11Obstruction of search

s.12Prosecution

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Source of record · lom.agc.gov.my/act-detail.php?act=563&lang=BI

Who this reaches

Digital & mediaContent creation

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