Learn in the textbookLaws on Unauthorized Access and Cyber Crime
DefinitionVirus Creation Crime (ウイルス作成罪) is the common name for the Penal Code's Crime Concerning Unauthorized Commands Electromagnetic Records (不正指令電磁的記録に関する罪).
ExplanationAlthough the name says "creation," it refers to a group of Penal Code offenses that punish providing, deploying, obtaining and storing as well as creating. Every act presupposes the absence of a legitimate reason, so legitimate work such as handling samples for antivirus research or product development is not covered.