Digital Realism and the Governance of Cybercrimes

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Digital Realism and the Governance of Cybercrimes. 
David Wall

School of Law
University Leeds

Spam is a pure cybercrime as it is purely a product of the internet and a crime in its own right. Furthermore, it also represents information theft (spam list building) and it can facilitate the commission of further offences by enabling offenders to engage with victims or simply delivering viruses.

Using the example of Spam, this paper will demonstrate how law fails to control spam as undesirable social action. Yet, it will also argue that law remains important because of its ability to shape (and restrict) the digital architecture which allows spam to thrive.