Duty LXD-0134
Crawls the web, in Malta
Copyright Act Article 25, Sui Generis Right in Respect of Databasessince 1 line
Copyright Act (Cap. 415), Art. 25 · Read the law's page
- Extracting or re-utilizing the whole or a substantial part of a database's contents without the maker's consent risks infringing the sui generis database right, independent of any copyright in the database's contents (Art. 25).
Data Protection Act, Chapter 586 of the Laws of Maltasince 1 line
Data Protection Act, Cap. 586 · Read the law's page
- Establish a GDPR Article 6 lawful basis before processing personal data of a person in Malta, including data collected by crawling.
Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market Regulations, Text and Data Mining Exceptionssince 1 line
Copyright and Related Rights in the Digital Single Market Regulations (S.L. 415.08), regs. 4-5 · Read the law's page
- A commercial text-and-data-mining reproduction or extraction from a lawfully accessible work is permitted unless the rightholder has expressly reserved that use in an appropriate, including machine-readable, manner (reg. 5).
Criminal Code Article 337C, Unlawful Access to, or Use of, Informationin force1 line
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), Art. 337C · Read the law's page
- Confirm you have authorisation from whoever is entitled to control access to a computer, data, or software before accessing, copying, or extracting it in Malta; acting without such authorisation under Article 337C of the Criminal Code is a criminal offence whether or not a login otherwise protects the resource.
Criminal Code Article 337D, Misuse of Hardwarein force1 line
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), Art. 337D · Read the law's page
- Do not modify, damage, destroy, or impair the operation of computer equipment, a computer, a computer system, or a computer network without authorisation while crawling or otherwise interacting with it in Malta, under Article 337D of the Criminal Code.
Criminal Code Article 337F, Offences and Penaltiesin force1 line
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), Art. 337F · Read the law's page
- A conviction under the Criminal Code's computer-misuse subtitle carries a fine of up to €23,293.73 or imprisonment of up to four years, or both, rising to a fine of up to €150,000 or imprisonment of up to ten years for aggravating circumstances such as harm to a government function, critical infrastructure, or a second offence.
Electronic Commerce Act, Electronic Contract Formationin force1 line
Electronic Commerce Act (Cap. 426), Arts. 9-10 · Read the law's page
- An electronic contract, including terms accepted when creating an account, is not denied legal effect solely for being concluded electronically (Art. 9).