ETDA’s Draft CCA as of 2013: Imprisonment terms imposed on file copying and possession of child pornography

On 3 April 2013, the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (Public Organization) (ETDA) organized an event to launch a newly drafted Computer Crime Act (CCA) and solicited input on the draft via its website until 15 April.

According to ETDA, the amendment of CCA can be attributed to that the current version of 2007 CCA fails to cover various offensive actions including spam mail, and misuse of CCA, for example, by invoking it in a defamation suit.  

Based on the ETDA’s Draft CCA as of 2013 (released on 3 April), major amendments made can be summarized as follows;