Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 324.053 — UNAUTHORIZED INTERFERENCE WITH INSTALLATION OR DISABLING OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE
BC § 324.053Title 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Part B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS · Ch. 324. CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST COMPUTER SPYWARE · Art. B. PROHIBITED CONDUCT OR ACTIVITIES
Statute text
View on sourceA person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not knowingly cause computer software to be copied to a computer in this state and use the software to:
(1)prevent, through intentionally deceptive means, reasonable efforts of the owner or operator of the computer to block the installation or execution of or to disable computer software by causing computer software that the owner or operator has properly removed or disabled to automatically reinstall or reactivate on the computer;
(2)intentionally misrepresent to another that computer software will be uninstalled or disabled by the actions of the owner or operator of the computer;
(3)remove, disable, or render inoperative, through intentionally deceptive means, security, antispyware, or antivirus computer software installed on the computer;
(4)prevent reasonable efforts of the owner or operator to block the installation of or to disable computer software by:
(A)presenting the owner or operator with an option to decline the installation of software knowing that, when the option is selected, the installation process will continue to proceed; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.