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California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act
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<h2 id="penalties-under-the-cccdafa">Penalties Under the CCCDAFA</h2> <p>According to the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, violations of the law are subject to criminal penalties. For violating some of the more major premises of the Act, the punishment can be up to a $10,000 fine and a 3-year prison term.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="notable-cases">Notable cases</h2> <ul><li>'People v. Hawkins' (2002)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <ul><li>Hawkins had source code from his previous employer on his home machine.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>'Facebook v. ConnectU', LLC, (2007)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ConnectU/QUzaRsNJ">ConnectU</a> gathered <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a> data using bots<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Facebook,_Inc._v._Power_Ventures,_Inc./N1Yh2mop">Facebook, Inc. v. Power Ventures, Inc.</a> <ul><li>Power Ventures scraped data from Facebook<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li>Facebook, Inc. v. John Does 1-10 (2007)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> <ul><li>Various people, including some associated with Istra Holdings, scraped Facebook for data.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America_v._George_Hotz/VBhpqzNC">SCEA v. George Hotz</a> et al. (2011) <ul><li><a href="/facts/PlayStation_Jailbreak/VjVsTc22">Jailbreaking</a> of the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_3/obhuo97V">PlayStation 3</a> by <a href="/facts/George_Hotz/Ku0vPaXb">George Hotz</a> & associates of fail0verflow</li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Illegal_number/dA0VJfce">Illegal number</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/John_Doe/kXzzcKkX">John Doe</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mens_rea/3LMHsKwp">Mens rea</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Terms_of_service/xen5fGDs">Terms of service</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/PEN/3/1/13/5">Text of code</a>, at Findlaw <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>STATUTORY PROVISIONS Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine ca.gov, retrieved from sam.dgs.ca.gov on 2011 03 06 <a href="http://sam.dgs.ca.gov/TOC/5300/5300.1.htm" target="_blank">http://sam.dgs.ca.gov/TOC/5300/5300.1.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>The California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, laws.com, retrieved from fraud.laws.com on 12 27 2012 <a href="http://fraud.laws.com/the-california-comprehensive-computer-data-access-and-fraud-act" target="_blank">http://fraud.laws.com/the-california-comprehensive-computer-data-access-and-fraud-act</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>People v. Hawkins (2002) 98 Cal. App. 4th 1428 [-- Cal.Rptr.2d --] :: Justia Law justia.com, retrieved from law.justia.com on 2011 03 06 <a href="http://law.justia.com/cases/california/caapp4th/98/1428.html" target="_blank">http://law.justia.com/cases/california/caapp4th/98/1428.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Intellectual property and computer crimes Peter Toren, Law Journal Press, 2003, page 9-20, via books.google.com on 2011 03 06 <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=17fYKN2GIrcC" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=17fYKN2GIrcC</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>People v. Hawkins (2002) 98 Cal. App. 4th 1428 [-- Cal.Rptr.2d --] :: Justia Law justia.com, retrieved from law.justia.com on 2011 03 06 <a href="http://law.justia.com/cases/california/caapp4th/98/1428.html" target="_blank">http://law.justia.com/cases/california/caapp4th/98/1428.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>When Is Data Scraping Breaking and Entering?, Baer Crossey, baercrossey.com, retrieved 2011 03 06. Crossey gives the case identifying info as follows: 489 F.Supp.2d 1087 (N.D.Cal. 2007) <a href="http://www.baercrossey.com/101/when-is-data-scraping-breaking-and-entering" target="_blank">http://www.baercrossey.com/101/when-is-data-scraping-breaking-and-entering</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Technology amp; Marketing Law Blog: Facebook v. ConnectU Update, Eric Goldman, (Law school professor), 2007 Dec, retrieved from blog.ericgoldman.org on 2011 03 06 <a href="http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/12/facebook_v_conn.htm" target="_blank">http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2007/12/facebook_v_conn.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>When Is Data Scraping Breaking and Entering?, Baer Crossey, baercrossey.com, retrieved 2011 03 06. Crossey gives the case identifying info as follows: 489 F.Supp.2d 1087 (N.D.Cal. 2007) <a href="http://www.baercrossey.com/101/when-is-data-scraping-breaking-and-entering" target="_blank">http://www.baercrossey.com/101/when-is-data-scraping-breaking-and-entering</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Porn spammers' lust for Facebook data lands them in court By Jacqui Cheng , Ars Technica, December 17, 2007 , retrieved from arstechnica.com on 2011 03 06 <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/news/2007/12/porn-spammers-lust-for-facebook-data-lands-them-in-court.ars" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/security/news/2007/12/porn-spammers-lust-for-facebook-data-lands-them-in-court.ars</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Facebook, Inc. v. John Does 1-10 :: Justia Dockets, filings, justia.com, retrieved from dockets.justia.com on 2011 03 06 <a href="http://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/5:2007cv03404/193531/" target="_blank">http://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/5:2007cv03404/193531/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Porn spammers' lust for Facebook data lands them in court By Jacqui Cheng , Ars Technica, December 17, 2007 , retrieved from arstechnica.com on 2011 03 06 <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/news/2007/12/porn-spammers-lust-for-facebook-data-lands-them-in-court.ars" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/security/news/2007/12/porn-spammers-lust-for-facebook-data-lands-them-in-court.ars</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>California Code - Chapter 5: Larceny [484. - 502.9.] findlaw.com, retrieved from codes.lp.findlaw.com on 2011 03 06 <a href="http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/PEN/3/1/13/5" target="_blank">http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/PEN/3/1/13/5</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>