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Communications in Humanities Research
Vol. 15, 20 November 2023
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The Social Harms and Criminal Liability of Selling Cheating Software for Online Games: A Legal Perspective
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Abstract
With the advancement of science and technology, various forms of cybercrimes related to the internet have emerged. The sale and distribution of cheating software for online games are among these cybercrimes. However, when the criminal law was developed, the internet was not as advanced as it is today, leading to ambiguity in defining and prosecuting cybercrimes. This paper comprehensively analyzes the sale and distribution of cheating software for online games from the perspectives of its social harms and legal implications, taking into account national laws, regulations, and judicial interpretations.
Keywords
cybercrime, cheating software, sale, criminal liability
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4. See Article 287-2 of the Criminal Law.
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6. See Article 225 of the Criminal Law.
7. See Article 24 of the Regulations on the Protection of Computer Software.
8. See Article 19 of the Administrative Measures for Internet Information Services.
9. See Article 218 of the Criminal Law.
10. See Article 217 of the Criminal Law.
11. See Amendment XI to the Criminal Law.
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-119-3
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-120-9
- Published Date
- 20 November 2023
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/15/20230534
- Copyright
- 20 November 2023
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited