Table of Contents Computer and Internet Criminal Law
| I. | Introduction - Criminological basics | II. | Application of German criminal law 1. | Fundamentals of German international criminal law | 2. | Special features of media criminal law a. | Determining the place of the offence | b. | Restrictive interpretation of Section 9 (1) StGB | c. | Restrictive applicability of Section 9 StGB | d. | Reference to the connecting factors of Section 7 StGB | e. | Independent interpretation of the characteristic "success belonging to the offence" of § 9 para. 1, 3rd alt. StGB | | | III. | Provisions of the Criminal Code 1. | Jeopardising the democratic rule of law and public order a. | Definition of writings in Section 11 (3) StGB | b. | Dissemination of propaganda of unconstitutional organisations | c. | Symbols of unconstitutional organisations (Section 86a StGB) | d. | Public incitement to commit criminal offences (Section 111 StGB) | e. | Incitement of the people (Section 130 StGB) | f. | Instruction to commit criminal offences (Section 130a StGB) | g. | Depiction of violence (Section 131 StGB) | | 2. | Distribution of pornographic material (Section 184 StGB) a. | Objective offence | b. | Subjective offence | c. | Competing offences | | 3. | Spying on data (§ 202a StGB) a. | Objective offence | b. | Subjective offence | c. | Criminal complaint | | 4. | Protection of professional secrets (Sections 203, 204 StGB) a. | Object and offence (Section 203 StGB) | b. | Object and offence (Section 203 (2) StGB) | c. | Object and offence (Section 204 StGB) | d. | Consent | e. | Criminal complaint | | 5. | Data modification and computer sabotage a. | Data alteration (Section 303a StGB) | b. | Computer sabotage § 303b StGB | | 6. | Computer fraud (Section 263a StGB) a. | Objective offence | b. | Subjective offence | c. | Unlawfulness, concurrence, criminal complaint | | | IV. | Ancillary criminal law provisions 1. | Copyright criminal law (§§ 106 ff. UrhG) a. | Legal interest | b. | Punishable behaviour | c. | The characteristic "consent" of § 106 UrhG | d. | Copyright protection of databases | | 2. | Criminal law on competition (Sections 17, 18 UWG) a. | Object of the offence | b. | Betrayal of secrets | c. | Industrial espionage or unauthorised spying on secrets | d. | Exploitation of secrets | e. | Piracy | | 3. | Criminal data protection law a. | Administrative offences under the BDSG (Section 43 BDSG) | b. | Criminal offences (§ 44 BDSG) | | 4. | Criminal law for the protection of minors (Sections 27, 28 Youth Protection Act) a. | Criminal provisions of the Youth Protection Act (Section 27 Youth Protection Act) | b. | Administrative offences under the Youth Protection Act | | | |
