Digital Law is the result of the relationship between the science of Law and Computer Science always employing new technologies.

This is the set of standards, applications, knowledge and legal relationships, coming from the digital universe. As a consequence of this interaction and the virtual communication, it is necessary to guarantee the legal validity of the information provided, as well as the transactions, through the use of digital certificates.

The technology was also able to grant to law professionals, computational tools that simplified and perfected their tasks. However, this same technology has innovated and potentiated an occurrence of crimes, such as copyright infringement. Seeking a materiality and authorship of the crimes practiced in this environment, the scholars of both areas are united in the computer forensic analysis.