ABSTRACT
The relationship between hacking and law can be characterized as complex and multifaceted. Hackers’ general responses to law are: to ignore and avoid it; if it becomes impossible to keep the law away, to change or resist it; and, if it benefits the hacker community and society as a whole, to work with, use or adapt the law. Even though hackers may have problems with law and public authorities, they are surprisingly open to knowing more about the law, receiving greater legal protection for fundamental rights and freedoms, and even ensuring the integrity of a system that elects public officials.
