Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 324.055 — UNAUTHORIZED CREATION OF, ACCESS TO, OR USE OF ZOMBIES OR BOTNETS; PRIVATE ACTION
BC § 324.055Title 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 source(a)In this section:
(1)"Internet service provider" means a person providing connectivity to the Internet or another wide area network.
(2)"Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code.
(b)A person who is not the owner or operator of the computer may not knowingly cause or offer to cause a computer to become a zombie or part of a botnet.
(c)A person may not knowingly create, have created, use, or offer to use a zombie or botnet to:
(1)send an unsolicited commercial electronic mail message, as defined by Section 321.001;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 718 (S.B. 28), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.