Pick one of the of the following.
Rules for consumer software purchases
Propose a set of rules governing the purchase of "consumer" software.
Your rules should specify
OR
Propose a set of rules for when users of computer systems can be held criminally liable for "altering" those systems. Consider in particular when, if ever, one can be held liable for hacking a system one owns. Other issues are what constitutes "altering", whether there has to be any particular malicious intent (often difficult to prove), and how the rules apply to employees. You may also wish to consider when someone can be held financially liable (that is, can be sued).
In either case, you may cast your paper in the form of a proposed law, or a comment on appropriate hypothetical rules, or a comment on existing laws (eg UCITA).
Expected length: 3-4 pages (600+ words)