Blog Entry 2_2nd Exam

Blog Entry 2: Reference - E-Commerce Law of the Philippines. (A)Would you be imprisoned if you are found guilty of computer hacking? Justify your answer. Specify the law, article, and section information. (B) How much is the fine for computer hacking? Justify your answer. Specify the law, article, and section information. (C) Would you be imprisoned for copying or downloading copyrighted movies and music from the internet without proper copyright permissions? Justify your answer. Specify the law, article, and section information.

Answer:

      (A) Yes. If you are proven guilty of doing computer hacking, you are penalized by a mandatory imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years as stated under PART V- Final Provision R.A 8792 Law which states the following: 

SECTION 33. Penalties. – The following Acts shall be penalized by fine and/or

imprisonment, as follows:

(B) Hacking or cracking which refers to unauthorized access into or interference in a

computer system/server or information and communication system; or any access

in order to corrupt, alter, steal, or destroy using a computer or other similar

information and communication devices, without the knowledge and consent of

the owner of the computer or information and communications system, including

the introduction of computer viruses and the like, resulting in the corruption,

destruction, alteration, theft or loss of electronic data messages or electronic

document shall be punished by a minimum fine of one hundred thousand pesos

(P100,000.00) and a maximum commensurate to the damage incurred and a

mandatory imprisonment of six (6) months to three (3) years;

  (C)

      Yes. A mandatory imprisonment of 6 months to 3 years. The R.A 8792 Law  PART V -Final Provision – SECTION 33 clearly stated that:

SECTION 33. Penalties. – The following Acts shall be penalized by fine and/or

imprisonment, as follows:

 Piracy or the unauthorized copying, reproduction, dissemination, distribution,

importation, use, removal, alteration, substitution, modification, storage,

uploading, downloading, communication, making available to the public, or

broadcasting of protected material, electronic signature or copyrighted works

including legally protected sound recordings or phonograms or information

material on protected works, through the use of telecommunication networks,

such as, but not limited to, the internet, in a manner that infringes intellectual

property rights shall be punished by a minimum fine of one hundred thousand

pesos (P100,000.00) and a maximum commensurate to the damage incurred and 

a mandatory imprisonment of six (6) months to three (3) years;