Leilani,a high school student,gains unauthorized access to a plagiarism service's database to which she and other students had been asked to submit their assignments.A federal court is most likely to find that this access violates
A)the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
B)the Virginia Computer Crimes Act.
C)federal copyright law.
D)no federal or state law.

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Leilani's actions of gaining unauthorized access to a database without permission or consent would likely violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes it illegal to intentionally access a computer system without authorization, and to use that access to obtain information. The Virginia Computer Crimes Act and federal copyright law may also apply in certain situations, but the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is the most directly applicable in this case.

Leilani,a High School Student,gains Unauthorized Access to a Plagiarism Service's