The Supreme Court approved the wording of the so-called legal sentence with the decision of 13 December 2017, file no. 5 Tdo 1085/2017, on unauthorized access to the computer system and the information carrier.
According to a legal sentence approved by the criminal college, "unauthorized use of data" within the meaning of Section 230 (2) (a) of the Criminal Code "as well as their illicit copying to another information medium for later use for the needs of the perpetrator or other person."
In the criminal proceedings, the accused was found guilty of unlawful access to the computer system and the information carrier, as well as a violation of the rules on competition rules. The above crimes were committed by unauthorized use of computer programs and data to which he had access, and without the knowledge and consent of the employer, he copied the data stored in the company's information system on his own medium, in order to benefit. In addition, the accused used the information forming the business secret of the company in competition.
For the aforementioned criminal activity, the court imposed a total penalty of 60 daily rates of CZK 1,000.
The Court also found in this decision that the object of the offense found in the accused was the confidentiality of the data, its integrity and accessibility for its holders, and the protection of data from unauthorized use.