/* R FRINGE COMMENTARY:

Here is Pennsylvania's computer crimes law, adopted in 1983 with

changes in 1986, Pennsylvania consolidated statutes title

18 section 3933.*/

SECTION 3933 Unlawful use of a computer

(a) Offense defined.-- A person commits an offense if he:

(1) accesses, alters, damages or destroys any

computer, computer system, computer network, computer

software, computer program or data base or any part

thereof, with the intent to interrupt the normal

functioning of an organization

/*does a person commit a crime by breaking into a

system and cleaning it up if the normal function of the

organization is chaos and devolution?*/

or to devise or execute any scheme or artifice to

defraud or deceive or control property or services by

means of false or fraudulent pretenses,

rep[resentations, or promises;

(2) intentionally and without authorization accesses,

alters, interferes with the operation of, damages or

destroys any computer, computer system, computer

network, computer software, computer program, or

computer data base or any part thereof; or

(3) intentionally or knowingly and without

authorization gives or publishes a password,

identifying code, personal identification number or other

confidential information about a computer, computer

system, computer network or data base.

/*This statute has an extremely elastic definition of the the

term confidential information and gives a very broad tool to the

computer industry. >Consequently label material sold in this

state which is legitimately confidential "confidential

information protected by 18PaC.S Section 3933*/

(b) Grading.--An offense under subsection (a)(1) is a felony

of the third degree. An offense under subsection (a)(2) or (3)

is a a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following

words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

subsection:

"Access". To intercept, instruct, communicate with, store

data in, retrieve data from or otherwise make use of any

resources of a computer, computer system, computer network or

data base.

"Computer." An electronic, magnetic, optical, hydraulic

/* Will all of those with hydraulic computers PLEASE leave a

message to me explaining what the hell a hydraulic computer

is----- Thanks---- Sysop (Herb Kraft.) */

organic or other high speed data processing device or system

which performs, logic, arithmetic functions and includes all

input, output, processing, storage, software or communication

facilities which are connected or related to the device in a

system or network.

"Computer network" the interconnection of two o more

computers through the usage of satellite, microwave, line or

other communication medium.

"Computer program" an ordered set of instructions or

statements and related data that, when automatically execute in

actual or modified form in a computer system, causes it to

perform specified functions.

"Computer software" a set of computer programs, procedures,

and associated documentation concerned with the operation of a

computer system.]

"Computer system" a set of related, connected or unconnected

computer equipment, devices and software.

"Data base" a representation of information, knowledge,

facts, concepts or instructions which are being prepared or

processed or have been prepared or processed in a formalized

manner and are intended for use in a computer, computer system or

computer network including, but not limited to, computer

printouts, magnetic storage media, punched cards or data stored

internally in the memory of the computer.

"Financial instrument" includes, but is not limited to, any

check, draft, warrant, money order, note, certificate of deposit,

letter of credit, bill of exchange, credit or debit card,

transaction authorization mechanism, marketable security or any

computer system representation thereof.

"Property" includes but is not limited to financial

instruments, computer software and programs either in machine or

human readable form, and anything of value, tangible or

intangible.

"Services" includes but is not limited to, computer time,

data processing and storage functions.