When he got older, he got control of a radio station's telephone lines and won a Porsche as part of a contest. Ultimately, he was caught, arrested and prosecuted on mail and wire fraud, but it just shows the incredible power that one person can have. The Internet can put that kind of power in anyone's hands. A computer hacker could get into a General Motors' computer and change the design of brakes, and people could die. Or someone could screw up the traffic lights in the city or shut down a water plant.
Cybercrimes are a growth industry.
That doesn't touch on other illegal activities committed with a computer, such as selling drugs or luring children. That's why UD law students are drawing upon the expertise of law enforcement officers and lawyers in the field to develop legislation they hope will eventually be adopted by states struggling with how to deal with computer crimes. The students are amazingly knowledgeable about these areas of the law. This kind of seminar allows students to get their hands on real-world issues that practitioners are grappling with. There's a level of dialogue here that I didn't get in law school.