CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY ON THE INTERNET:THE ROLE OF THE BRAZILIAN JUDICIARY

In recent years the internet has become an important tool in the process of communication between people, as well as in the accomplishment of the most varied business. Parallel to the benefits due to the reach achieved by it, a series of harms are also counted, above all, as regards its misuse. Simultaneously with the benefit of this service came the virtual crimes, however, the country legal order did not follow the speed of growth of the use of this important technology. There are bills waiting to be sanctioned for more than three years, and meanwhile, criminals are getting better every day. The result of this disparity is verified in the number of cases of injured persons and individuals responsible for these crimes. Thus, this article deals with civil and criminal liability related to the Internet, whose clipping rests on the conduct adopted by netizens in relation to some aspects, making virtual space a "land without law". It intends to discuss the meaning of civil and criminal liability and how the Brazilian courts have positioned themselves in relation to these crimes. The bibliographic review was used as a methodological contribution, as well as the hypothetical-deductive approach, based on the perception and theoretical understanding of a given problem. The result of this analysis showed that people need to be aware of the behaviors adopted on the internet and take responsibility for their actions, since no one is obliged to suffer any kind of offense or to be indifferent to it.