Economic espionage and industrial spying

288 Pages·2004·7.07 MB·English

by  Hedieh Nasheri

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Economic Espionage and Industrial Spying
Inviewoftherecentrevolutionininformationtechnology,thisbookinves-
tigates the current state of industrial espionage, showing the far-reaching
effectsofadvancesincomputingandwirelesscommunications.Synthesizing
viewsfromleadingnationalandinternationalauthorities,ProfessorHedieh
Nasheriexplainsthehistoricalandconceptualunderpinningsofeconomic
espionage, trade secret theft, and industrial spying. She shows how these
activitieshaveimpactedsociety,andshetracksthelegislativeandstatutory
effortstocontrolthem.
AdvancePraiseforEconomicEspionageandIndustrialSpying:
“Wecriminologistsandacademiccriminallawyershavebeenslowtoturnour
attentiontonon-traditionalcrimesandcriminals,therebymissingextraordi-
narilyimportantdevelopments.HediehNasherihasgivenusawakeupcall.
Herworkontheftofintellectualpropertyshouldbeincorportatedintoour
coursesandresearchagendas.”
–JamesB.Jacobs,NewYorkUniversity
“HediehNasheriskillfullyshowsusthedimensionsofeconomicespionage
inthiseraofeverincreasinginterconnectednessandglobalization.Shepro-
videsafascinatingaccountofthecriminalizationofeconomicespionage,and
offersacompellinganalysisoftheimpactandpossibleevolutionofimpor-
tantcriminalstatutes.Herbookalsoraisescomplexissuesabouttheuseof
criminalsanctionsinanelectronicenvironment,makingitrequiredreading
foranyonestudyingorfightingcybercrimetoday.”
–AlanJ.Lizotte,TheUniversityatAlbany
“Thisisafascinatingandtimelyaccountofthewaysinwhichnewtechnolo-
giesarebeingemployedtostealinformationintwenty-firstcenturyAmerica.
Itprovidesacarefully-researchedanalysisoftheappropriatenessandeffec-
tiveness of criminalization of economic espionage, particularly under the
EconomicEspionageAct1996,andconsidersalternativeapproachesthatmay
yield greater benefits in terms of prevention and deterrence. An essential
referenceworkforcyber-criminologistsandcorporateregulatorsinthein-
formationage.”
–RussellG.Smith,AustralianInstituteofCriminology
Hedieh Nasheri is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Kent State
University.
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CambridgeStudiesinCriminology
Editors
AlfredBlumstein,H.JohnHeinzSchoolofPublicPolicyandManagement,Carnegie
MellonUniversity
DavidFarrington,InstituteofCriminology,CambridgeUniversity
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Economic Espionage and
Industrial Spying
Hedieh Nasheri
KentStateUniversity
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