[icernet] Crime & punishment in cyberspace

[Arul Selvan]

As we leap into the digital age, policymakers, judges, law-enforcement
agencies and lawyers are confronted with the pressing need to reorient their
traditional thinking about crime and punishment in the light of the
challenges posed by the convergence of new communication technologies and
computer networks which has given birth to cyberspace. And, the number of
people advocating the inclusion of cyber crimes as part of criminal law is
increasing. While criminal conduct should not go unpunished whether
committed online or offline, before undertaking this exercise of creating
new criminal liability, the basic issues involved should not be lost sight of. 

Source:
http://hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/02/12/stories/2003021200041000.htm