dc.contributor.author |
Wijewickrama, Anusha |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2017-05-31T04:25:49Z |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-07-11T21:31:35Z |
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dc.date.available |
2017-05-31T04:25:49Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-07-11T21:31:35Z |
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dc.date.copyright |
2016 |
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dc.date.issued |
2016 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/20243 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In 2015, New Zealand’s Supreme Court ruled in Dixon v R that digital files are property for the limited purposes of a computer misuse provision – s 249(1)(a) of the Crimes Act 1961. The Court said it was distinguishing digital files from pure information, thus it was not challenging the long-standing legal position that information cannot be property. This paper analyses the Court’s purposive, conceptual and factual reasoning, ultimately concluding that a distinction between digital files and information is difficult to justify. It argues that the Court’s decision therefore actually erodes the traditional legal position. It concludes that Parliament, which can more fully explore policy considerations, might be better placed to determine whether digital files should be property. Potential ramifications of the Supreme Court’s decision are also briefly outlined. |
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dc.format |
pdf |
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dc.language |
en_NZ |
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dc.language.iso |
en_NZ |
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dc.publisher |
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington |
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dc.subject |
Digital |
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dc.subject |
Information |
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dc.subject |
Property |
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dc.subject |
Digital files |
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dc.subject |
Crimes Act 1961 s 249(1)(a) |
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dc.subject |
Computer misuse |
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dc.title |
Dixon v R - Property in digital information? |
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dc.type |
Text |
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vuwschema.contributor.unit |
Victoria Law School |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.contributor.unit |
Faculty of Law / Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture |
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vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
180110 Criminal Law and Procedure |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
180115 Intellectual Property Law |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
180120 Legal Institutions (incl. Courts and Justice Systems) |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
180122 Legal Theory, Jurisprudence and Legal Interpretation |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
180124 Property Law (excl. Intellectual Property Law) |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
189999 Law and Legal Studies not elsewhere classified |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcseo |
970118 Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studies |
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vuwschema.type.vuw |
Research Paper or Project |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Law |
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thesis.degree.name |
LL.B. (Honours) |
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vuwschema.subject.anzsrcforV2 |
489999 Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified |
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vuwschema.contributor.school |
School of Law |
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