United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5061 (100th)
Computer Virus Eradication Act of 1988
Introduced
14 July 1988
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Crime.
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Summary
Computer Virus Eradication Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose penalties upon individuals who knowingly: (1) insert into a computer program information or commands which will result in a loss to users of such program; or (2) provide such program to others who do not know of such insertion. Permits an individual who has suffered a loss as a result of such a computer program to seek redress in a civil action.
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summary · EN · 14 July 1988
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5061
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/5061