New Jersey legal term
File-sharing program in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “File-sharing program” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “File-sharing program” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"File-sharing program" means a computer program, application, software, or operating system that allows the user of a computer on which such program, application, software, or operating system is installed to designate files as available for searching by and copying to one or more other computers, to transmit such designated files directly to one or more other computers, and to request the transmission of such designated files directly from one or more other computers. (N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4)
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