Digital law refers to the legal rights and restrictions governing technology use. It includes prohibitions against illegal activities like file sharing copyrighted content without permission, pirating software, creating viruses, hacking networks, stealing someone's identity, and copyright infringement. Examples provided include the shutdown of file sharing site Megauploads, sites like The Pirate Bay for pirated software and media, North Korea hacking Sony Pictures with a virus, hacking groups like Lizard Squad taking down the PlayStation Network, identity theft through fake websites or stolen passwords/emails, and Disney extending copyright on Mickey Mouse. The conclusion notes that while the internet has opportunities, not everything should be done and personal safety should still be considered online.

1. DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP
NUMBER 6:
DIGITAL LAW
By Gabe Mantooth

2. What is
Digital
Law?
• Digital Law is one of the Nine
Elements of DigitalCitizenship
• In a broad term it is understood
as the legal rights and restrictions
governing technology use
• This basically means downloading
illegal music, movies, government
secrets, books, locations of
nuclear secrets

3. Examples of
breaking
the Digital
law
• Illegal File Sharing
• Pirating Software
• CreatingViruses
• Hacking
• Stealing Someone’s Identity
• Copyright Infringement

4. Illegal File
Sharing
• What it means “The sharing of files between people
using computers connected to the internet”
Examples
• A great example of this is the case of Mega
uploads.This was a file sharing site were
people could watch movies andT.V. shows for
almost nothing.
• However they did this with out the consent of
the company's and were shut down.

5. Pirating
Software
• What it means “When software which has been
duplicated and distributed without authorization”
Examples
• The Pirate Bay
• The Pirate Bay is a online site run by the Swedish and is
basically a shop for any software like movies or games
for free
• As nice as it would be to do this it is illegal even though
it is the only way to get the item sometimes

6. Creating
Viruses
• What it means “Making a software program capable of
reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great
harm to files or other programs on the same computer”
Examples
• A recent example you all should remember is when
North Korea hacked Sony pictures using a virus to
slowly leak out all of Sony’s info

7. Hacking • What is hacking “Unauthorized use of computer and
network resources.”
Examples
• One that most gamers are sure to remember is when a
group called Lizard squad took down Sony’s
PlayStation network making it unviable to play for a
couple of months

8. Stealing
Someone’s
Identity
• What it means “ When someone pretends to be someone
else in order to access their personal information such as
social security number, credit card, etc. in order to obtain
resources or benefits. ”
Examples
• There aren't that many examples to go over so instead
here are some ways it is stolen
• Fake websites
• Given away your passwords and email can lead to this
• This can lead to losing who you are, credit cards,
ANYTHING

9. Copyright
Infringement
• What does copy right infringement mean? “The act of
violating any of a copyright's exclusive rights given to
them by the federalCopyright Act.”
Examples
• This can be seen I almost anything today but mostly
with mickey mouse.
• The Disney mascot has caused the date for free use of
logos to be extended multiple times
• So no one can use the likeness of mickey mouse

10. Conclusion • Even though the internet has unlimited possibilities it
doesn't mean we have to do everything
• Sometimes the internet is not fair but it is also very
free
• And lastly if you put something on the internet be
carful its not always safe