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>> null 516 0 R 133 0 R 517 0 R 133 0 R 524 0 R 135 0 R 525 0 R 135 0 R 526 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /Contents 349 0 R /P 9 0 R /K [0 367 0 R 15 368 0 R 17] << /Type /Metadata 33 0 R 364 0 R 41 0 R 365 0 R 41 0 R 366 0 R 42 0 R] 48 0 obj endstream 212 0 obj /TT1 245 0 R Prior to amendment, section related to stalking. /DropCap /Figure << /S /P (Source: P.A. << >> /K 6 /Pg 15 0 R 137 0 obj /S /Footnote >> A man or a woman committing the offence of stalking would be liable for imprisonment up to three years for the first offence, and shall also be liable to fine and for any subsequent conviction would be liable for imprisonment up to five years and with fine. /Pg 29 0 R << << /P 9 0 R /K 9 /P 9 0 R endobj /K 16 In the United States, cyberstalking is a crime, however; legislation defining cyberstalking and cyberbullying is lacking at the federal level. As such, its generally criminalized under U.S. harassment, anti-stalking, and slander laws. [5], Commonwealth offences that criminalise the misuse of telecommunication services are also relevant when technology is used to communicate harassment[6] or threats. endobj /Pg 22 0 R Opponents point out that harassment on college campuses is already prohibited under existing laws; furthermore, they point out that harassment based on sexual orientation is also covered under existing statutes. /Annots [269 0 R 270 0 R 271 0 R 272 0 R 273 0 R] /K 9 0 R /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R >> << 72 0 obj India's Information Technology Act of 2000 (IT Act) was a set of laws to regulate the cyberspace. /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] While some sites specialize in laws that protect victims age 18 and under, Working to Halt Online Abuse is a help resource listing current and pending cyberstalking-related United States federal and state laws. << >> /S /P /K [571 0 R 572 0 R 573 0 R] Acrobat PDFMaker 9.1 for Word Hassalo Street, Portland, OR 97213-3644, United States. 171 0 obj 47 414 0 R 48 415 0 R 49 416 0 R 50 418 0 R 51 424 0 R >> endobj /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] endobj << /S /P 122 0 obj 84 625 0 R 85 510 0 R 86 511 0 R 87 512 0 R 88 513 0 R << 424 0 R 81 0 R 425 0 R 82 0 R 426 0 R 82 0 R 427 0 R 82 0 R] >> uuid:d8c3b813-d862-4a2b-984b-af1190141099 endobj /P 9 0 R 108 0 obj endobj /Subject () /TT0 243 0 R /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] The evolving cybercrime landscape and resulting skills gaps are a significant challenge for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, especially for cross-border enforcement. << North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports (1963-2014) volume 96. [8], The Australian government has proposed specific cyberbullying laws to protect children.[9]. /P 9 0 R /S /P [30], Under Florida Statute 784.048, "cyberstalking," defined as to engage in a course of conduct to communicate, or to cause to be communicated, words, images, or language by or through the use of electronic mail or electronic communication, directed at a specific person, causing substantial emotional distress to that person and serving no legitimate purpose, is classified as a first degree misdemeanor. [24] (646.9 of the California Penal Code. /TT0 243 0 R /TT1 245 0 R endobj /Font << /K [360 0 R 361 0 R 362 0 R 363 0 R] /K 7 /K [374 0 R 375 0 R 376 0 R 377 0 R 378 0 R 379 0 R 380 0 R 381 0 R] << >> The primary distinction is one of age; if adults are involved, the act is usually termed cyberstalking, while among children it is usually referred to as cyberbullying. /Type /Page 100 0 obj 104 627 0 R 105 550 0 R 106 629 0 R 107 631 0 R 108 562 0 R /K 5 /Resources << /S /P endobj An early example, the Violence Against Women Act, passed in 2000, included cyberbullying in a part of interstate status on harassment. >> /S /P This chapter advises that all governments should enact new laws that specifically target electronic stalking activities. /K 3 /P 9 0 R /Pg 17 0 R /Pg 20 0 R << /K 6 /Nums [32 385 0 R 33 386 0 R 34 387 0 R 35 388 0 R 36 389 0 R Nothing; existing stalking laws can apply. endobj >> The list model lists types of offences and provides certainty, but is rather restrictive. /ParentTreeNextKey 116 /S /P WebPrvn pedpisy o kyberstalkingu - Cyberstalking legislation Kybernetick pronsledovn a kyberikana jsou relativn novmi jevy, ale to neznamen, e zloiny spchan prostednictvm st nelze trestat podle legislativy navren k tomuto elu. Par. 58 0 obj In addition, prosecutors will sometimes use other legal avenues to prosecute offenders. A 2006 National Crime Prevention Council survey found that some 40% of teens had experienced cyberbullying at some point in their lives, making the problem particularly widespread. A qualitative study on the perception of cyber stalking and the adequacy of the anti-stalking law to regulate such crime in Malaysia is somewhat scarce. /ColorSpace << /S /P /S /P Cyberstalkers often have a sophisticated knowledge of computers and the Internet and can "mask" their intimidating e-mails to victims to disguise their origin. A lot is at stake in a federal cyberstalking case, which is why you need aggressive defense on your side. endobj >> /Annots [340 0 R 341 0 R] >> /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] >> << /P 9 0 R << Section 67A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 punishes a person who sends or causes to send or publish any material containing sexually explicit acts or conduct in electronic media. endobj << /Type /Page /StructParents 14 >> /TT2 285 0 R endobj <> /ColorSpace << More technologically sophisticated e-mail harassers send "mail bombs," which fill a person's mailbox with hundreds or even thousands of unwanted messages in the hope of making the account useless. Florida also has an aggravated cyberstalking law. 121 0 obj /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R L. 109162 amended section catchline and text generally, revising and restating former provisions relating to stalking so as to include surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate which results in substantial emotional distress to a person within the purview of the offense proscribed. International (cyber)stalking: impediments to investigation and prosecution <> /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /S /P /StructParents 10 /P 9 0 R /K 0 /P 9 0 R /Font << 43 0 obj /Type /Page /P 9 0 R /K 6 /Pg 20 0 R /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R travels in interstate or foreign commerce or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United, places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or, with the intent to kill, injure, harass, intimidate, or place under surveillance with intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate another person, uses the mail, any interactive computer service or electronic communication service or electronic communication system of interstate commerce, or any other facility of interstate or foreign commerce to engage in a, Pub. /P 9 0 R /K [2 524 0 R 26 525 0 R 28 526 0 R 30] /Rotate 0 Thus, something that may be deemed cyberbullying at first glance may, in fact, be more akin to something like parody or similar. >> /P 9 0 R << /Pg 27 0 R 79 496 0 R 80 497 0 R 81 498 0 R 82 499 0 R 83 500 0 R 2011-02-16T10:29:38+01:00 /Pg 18 0 R endobj /K [1 465 0 R 32 466 0 R 34] FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 73, 10-17. /TT0 243 0 R endobj endobj >> /S /P >> 548 0 R null 549 0 R null 627 0 R 628 0 R 550 0 R 151 0 R] The legislation provides enhanced criminal penalty for stalkers of minors under Title 18 Section 2261 by up to five years if the victim is a minor. /Parent 6 0 R /K 4 >> /P 9 0 R 15 [144 0 R 146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R null Governor Signs Landmark Anti-Bullying Law", "Missouri Gov. California passed the first cyberstalking law in 1999. /Pg 17 0 R /Type /Page endobj /S /P /P 9 0 R endobj /Type /Page endobj /Annotation /Span endobj << << /S /P >> /K 8 >> >> 66 0 obj /Annots [229 0 R 230 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R] >> << However, just as with slander and libel, it is important to balance the protection of freedom of speech of both parties with the need for protection of the target. /S /P null 408 0 R null 409 0 R null 410 0 R null 411 0 R null 412 0 R /Contents 342 0 R << << While 156 countries (80 per cent) have enacted cybercrime legislation, the pattern varies by region: Europe has the highest adoption rate (91 per cent) and endobj /Pg 31 0 R /Type /Page /Pg 14 0 R /Type /Page /Pg 19 0 R >> /Resources << << 95 0 R 96 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R 100 0 R 101 0 R 102 0 R 103 0 R null 447 0 R << /Type /Pages << 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R 118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 122 0 R >> New York state passed the Dignity For All Students Act, focusing primarily on elementary and middle school students. /P 9 0 R (2010). [21], Finally, it's not uncommon for cyberbullying to be coupled with "traditional", in-person bullying, for example, in the suicide of Phoebe Prince. endobj Cyberstalking and the technologies of interpersonal terrorism. endobj [2] Not only is the issue of cyberbullying extensive, it has adverse effects on adolescents: increased depression, suicidal behavior, anxiety, and increased susceptibility of drug use and aggressive behavior.[3]. Further, cyber-industries must develop policies and procedures for protecting their clients. 191 0 obj >> /K [19 580 0 R] 121 0 R 122 0 R null 476 0 R null 477 0 R null 478 0 R null 479 0 R /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /K 15 >> /Pg 27 0 R WebJustia Onward Blog; Justia US Law Case Law North Carolina Case Law North Carolina Court of Appeals Decisions 2020 In Re D.B /TT3 244 0 R This is equally true when dealing with cyberbullying. /K 20 null 448 0 R null 449 0 R null 450 0 R null 451 0 R null 444 0 R 38 0 obj endobj /K 1 << << 7 Bocij, P., Griffiths, M.D., McFarlane, L, Cyber Stalking: A New Challenge for Criminal Law, 122 The Criminal Lawyer, 3-5 (2002). 69 470 0 R 70 471 0 R 71 472 0 R 72 621 0 R 73 482 0 R /K [548 0 R 549 0 R] << >> /TT1 244 0 R /Pg 26 0 R 190 0 obj /S /P /P 9 0 R 206 0 obj 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R 173 0 R 174 0 R 175 0 R 176 0 R 177 0 R 178 0 R 179 0 R 180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R <> /S /P /Pg 28 0 R << /P 9 0 R /Count 10 396 0 R null 397 0 R null 398 0 R null 399 0 R null 400 0 R null [36] However, the constitutionality of this law has been challenged in courts, with Judge Ronald B. Leighton of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled in February 2019 that the law as written could include "a large range of non-obscene, non-threatening speech" and that "As a result even public criticisms of public figures and public officials could be subject to criminal prosecution and punishment". 2 0 obj Bishop. /Length 1250 /Contents 309 0 R /S /P [27] In 2011, a man was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation before sentencing for cyberstalking. /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] endobj >> endobj endobj 25 0 obj /S /P >> purposes: (c) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable under this Section, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provision of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of this Section. /P 9 0 R endobj [26] After sending hundreds of threatening e-mails to an actress, another male convicted after spending months in jail waiting for trial was sentenced in 2001 to five years probation, forbidden access to computers and forced to attend mental health counseling. /Pg 31 0 R /K [1 562 0 R 26 563 0 R 28] /S /P /K 5 9 0 obj endobj endobj endobj /Pg 32 0 R In a general sense, it would seem simple to legislate this type of behavior; slander and libel laws exist to tackle these situations. endobj /P 9 0 R /S /Table << /K 9 It often appears as a form of revenge after a fight or breakup. << Cyberstalking: A new challenge for law enforcement and industry. 595 0 R 596 0 R 597 0 R 598 0 R 599 0 R null 431 0 R null 432 0 R null << /K 15 /S /P /TT1 245 0 R >> >> endobj << In addition to imprisonment, the court may also order the alleged offender to pay a $250,000 fine. /K 1 208 0 obj << Abstract /Parent 8 0 R /K 18 /StructParents 18 157 0 obj 70 0 obj /Pg 23 0 R 6 0 obj >> >> /Parent 8 0 R /Rotate 0 /S /Footnote /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] 161 0 obj 184 0 obj endobj >> /Pg 31 0 R << /Pg 19 0 R 210 0 obj /P 9 0 R << /Pg 27 0 R /SourceModified (D:20110216092838) 40 0 obj /K 2 << Classifying common police problems: A routine activity approach (Crime Prevention Studies, Vol. endobj 16 [153 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R null 556 0 R /P 9 0 R /S /P /S /P /P 9 0 R /Pg 25 0 R /Annots [324 0 R 325 0 R 326 0 R 327 0 R 328 0 R 329 0 R] Legal overview of the situation by country, The examples and perspective in this article, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, Balasubramani, V. (2016, June 14). << 140 0 obj 207 0 obj << In early March 2011, U.S. >> /Annots [350 0 R 351 0 R 352 0 R] >> /TT3 245 0 R >> /P 9 0 R /S /P 50 0 obj Also, law enforcement officers must be trained to deal with cyberstalking. endobj /Pg 25 0 R /P 9 0 R 98 0 obj an immediate family member (as defined in section 115) of that person; the pet, service animal, emotional support animal, or horse of that person; endobj >> The DRB was open about the absence of precedent for the specific federal crime of cyberstalking and searched nationally for a comparable case, said Roger Plawker of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden. endobj /Pg 15 0 R << ), Victims of Crime (3rd edn, California, Thousand Oaks, 2007), pp. << >> 505 0 R null 506 0 R null 507 0 R null 508 0 R null 509 0 R null 189 0 obj First Amendment concerns often arise when questionable speech is uttered or posted online. >> endobj D:20110216092838 /K [0 389 0 R 23 390 0 R 25 391 0 R 27 392 0 R 29] >> What is Cyberstalking? It is a specific federal crime and falls under a federal stalking statute as part of the Violence Against Women Act of 2005. The law was amended in 2013 to include stalking by the Internet or by telephone and no longer requires that the perpetrator and victim live in different legal jurisdictions. /Parent 8 0 R /Pg 14 0 R /P 9 0 R Webenacted their anti-stalking laws in 1997 in the form of the Protection from Harassment Act (PHA) 1997 and the New Zealand Harassment Act 1997 respectively. /Font << /Pg 13 0 R /Resources << endobj WebSection 127 can be used as an alternative offence to such crimes for example as hate crime (including race, religion, disability, homophobic, sexual orientation, and transphobic crime), hacking offences, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, amongst others. /K 3 endobj 119 0 obj endobj /S /P endobj 109 0 obj 37 390 0 R 38 391 0 R 39 392 0 R 40 402 0 R 41 403 0 R /Pg 19 0 R >> >> /ColorSpace << >> null 557 0 R null 558 0 R null 559 0 R null 560 0 R null 561 0 R /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /MediaBox [0 0 595 842] /Title (International $cyber$stalking: impediments to investigation and prosecution) The bill would also enable the U.S. Department of Education to provide training to institutes of higher education to prevent or address harassment. Working to Halt /TT1 244 0 R /K 7 /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] endobj >> endobj /ColorSpace << /Annots [286 0 R 287 0 R 288 0 R 289 0 R 290 0 R] [38][39], Washington takes the approach of putting the focus on cyberbullying prevention and response directly on the schools. /P 9 0 R /Type /Page >> /P 9 0 R /S /P 55 0 R 384 0 R 56 0 R 385 0 R 56 0 R 386 0 R 56 0 R 387 0 R 56 0 R 388 0 R /TT2 244 0 R What are the Penalties for Cyberstalking? /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /Annots [281 0 R 282 0 R 283 0 R] [52], International law emphasizes a supranational concept related to cybercrime. /S /P 88 0 obj >> /P 9 0 R Others send electronic viruses that can infect the victim's files. << >> /Subscript /Span endobj An unpublished opinion of the North Carolina Court of Appeals does not constitute controlling legal authority. >> 167 0 obj /K 3 /ColorSpace << /S /P /Filter /FlateDecode /Contents 353 0 R endobj /P 9 0 R /S /P endobj << endobj >> /Pg 27 0 R /Rotate 0 endobj 63 0 obj endobj /StructParents 3 18 0 obj /P 9 0 R >> /P 9 0 R >> endobj /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /Annots [249 0 R 250 0 R 251 0 R 252 0 R 253 0 R 254 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R] << << 159 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /Parent 7 0 R >> /Rotate 0 /Kids [12 0 R 13 0 R 14 0 R 15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R] /P 9 0 R endobj >> Cyber Crimes against Women in India: Problems, Perspectives and Solutions. << A study on cyberstalking: Understanding investigative hurdles. 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R 209 0 R 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R /P 9 0 R /Parent 6 0 R /Type /Page 153 0 R 154 0 R 155 0 R 156 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 159 0 R 160 0 R 161 0 R 162 0 R endobj /K 5 /K 4 /K [8 415 0 R 28] >> endobj /K 1 /F2 224 0 R These statutes endobj 156 0 obj << endobj endobj 10 0 obj /Resources << /S /P /Resources << /K [1 516 0 R 22 517 0 R 24] /K [6 550 0 R 17] 32 0 obj 120 0 R 484 0 R 120 0 R 485 0 R 121 0 R 486 0 R 121 0 R] /S /P 62 0 obj Cyberstalking is a type of online harassment that involves using electronic means to stalk a victim, and generally refers to a pattern of threatening or malicious L. 115334, 12502(a)(1)(A), added cl. /S /P /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] endobj /K 2 /P 9 0 R /StructParents 4 83 0 obj /S /P /TT3 258 0 R /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] >> /Pg 25 0 R /Type /Page 183 0 obj This website contains the federal and individual state laws on cyberstalking. Some U.S. states have begun to address the problem of cyberbullying. >> >> << /Metadata 2 0 R << /StructTreeRoot 4 0 R endobj /Pg 21 0 R /S /P << With computer stalking, the cyberstalker exploits the Internet and the Windows operating system in order to assume control over the computer of the targeted victim. The first cyberstalking law went into effect just over a year ago in California, and Congress is considering a federal law. endobj /K [2 418 0 R 19] Google Scholar Eck J. E., Weisburd D. (1995). >> /K [5 425 0 R 23 426 0 R 25 427 0 R 27] endobj << /F1 223 0 R /S /P /P 9 0 R /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] << The law prohibits both online taunting and physical or emotional abuse, and mandates training for faculty and students at schools. /S /P Pub. << /K 8 /K 14 endobj endobj /StructParents 19 [43][44] Another issue is that would make violation of the law a felony, rather than a misdemeanor as has been done in most states. >> << endobj 143 0 R 542 0 R 143 0 R 543 0 R 143 0 R 544 0 R 144 0 R] >> << /K 6 125 0 obj /S /Footnote >> >> /Contents 339 0 R 23 0 obj /Resources << [33], As noted previously, in 2008 Missouri revised its statutes on harassment to include harassment and stalking through electronic and telephonic communications and cyber-bullying after the suicide of Megan Meier.[34]. /K [3 468 0 R 38] endobj >> Retrieved October 14, 2019, from. 46 0 obj >> >> 182 0 obj << /TT0 243 0 R >> /P 9 0 R 170 0 obj /K 6 /S /P /P 9 0 R /K [4 469 0 R 40 470 0 R 42 471 0 R 44 472 0 R 46] /S /Footnote /MediaBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] endobj /P 9 0 R WebAs a possible solution to this substantial problem of cyberstalking, criminal law has the potential to play an important role in cyberstalking cases. /Contents 291 0 R /S /P >> << >> << 875 (c), it is a federal crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, to >> /CS0 [/ICCBased 241 0 R] /S /P /S /P /S /P stream << null 380 0 R null 381 0 R null 582 0 R 583 0 R 382 0 R 55 0 R 383 0 R /P 9 0 R /K [2 541 0 R 30 542 0 R 32 543 0 R 34] 1. >> /K [4 428 0 R 33 429 0 R 35 430 0 R 37] WebCyberstalking involves the use of technology (most often, the Internet!) << Despite the fact that Canada does not have any formal laws that deal specifically with cyberstalking, existing stalking laws do encompass electronic stalking as a criminal activity. /P 9 0 R >> /K 578 0 R endobj >> /K [476 0 R 477 0 R 478 0 R 479 0 R 480 0 R 481 0 R] /P 9 0 R >> 21 0 obj 433 0 R null 428 0 R 88 0 R 429 0 R 88 0 R 430 0 R 88 0 R] /K [454 0 R 455 0 R 456 0 R 457 0 R 458 0 R 459 0 R 460 0 R 461 0 R 462 0 R 463 0 R] Like the Meier case, the Clementi case spurred legislators (this time, in New Jersey) to pass a law specifically aimed at bullying, an "Anti-bullying Bill of Rights". endobj 77 0 obj 92 0 obj /K 5 /ColorSpace << /K 9 5 0 obj << 76 0 R] However, it merely focused on financial crimes and neglected interpersonal criminal behaviours such as cyberstalking (Behera, 2010; Halder & Jaishankar, 2008; Nappinai, 2010). /Resources <> /S /P << /S /Footnote << /Pg 31 0 R [48] In addition, as with the Snchez bill, there are questions as to the free speech implications.[49]. /K [1 529 0 R 22 530 0 R 24 531 0 R 26 532 0 R 28] /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.32 841.92] /P 9 0 R << 192 0 obj /P 9 0 R endobj /Pg 21 0 R null 536 0 R null 537 0 R null 538 0 R null 539 0 R null 540 0 R /S /P /Annots [331 0 R 332 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R 337 0 R 338 0 R] >> /K 13 /TT2 244 0 R << /S /P 216 0 obj >> /S /P 87 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R >> In the United States, for example, nearly every state has laws that address cyberstalking, cyberbullying, or both.[1]. endobj /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 30 0 R [50] Stalking has been defined as a man or woman who follows or contacts a man or woman, despite clear indication of disinterest to such contact by the man or woman, or monitoring of use of internet or electronic communication of a man or a woman. /Kids [6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R] /P 9 0 R >> /S /P << /K 4 /K [7 364 0 R 22 365 0 R 24] /S /P /Type /Page /ColorSpace << << /K [27 453 0 R 48] 168 0 obj /S /P >> /S /P /TextBox /Art endobj << >> /P 9 0 R /K [419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R 422 0 R 423 0 R] /S /P 12 0 obj 67 0 obj /P 9 0 R /P 9 0 R Browse; Reporter N.C. App. /Pg 22 0 R /P 9 0 R /Type /Page << >> /Pg 31 0 R However, like the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, this bill also has its detractors. /TT0 243 0 R <> /Pg 20 0 R 156 0 R 565 0 R 156 0 R] << /Pg 17 0 R endobj >> /P 9 0 R /Pg 17 0 R << /StructParents 0 /K 4 "Electronic communication" includes transmissions by a computer through the Internet to another computer. 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