Right before Labor Day weekend this year, internet culture approached a new period of extensive celebrity nude photo leaks entitled "The Fappening," where dozens of female celebrities' private photos suddenly began to circulate online. The celebrity that was most talked about (perhaps due to her current A-list status) was Oscar winning actress Jennifer Lawrence.

It has been two months since the initial leak, and as more and more women fall victim to the leaks, lawmaking experts have begun to wonder if the current punishments for certain cybercrimes need to be adjusted for this new unintended use of technology.

After over a month of silence, Jennifer Lawrence finally talked to Vanity Fair about the nude photos of her that surfaced on internet forum 4chan and have since been circulating on other sites such as Reddit and Imgur.

"It is a sexual violation. It's disgusting. The law needs to be changed, and we need to change. That's why these Web sites are responsible. Just the fact that somebody can be sexually exploited and violated, and the first thought that crosses somebody's mind is to make a profit from it. It's so beyond me," the "Hunger Games" actress said.

Jennifer Lawrence somewhat implied that the photos were originally intended for ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult, but that private link was broken as soon as hackers in service of "The Fappening" leaked the photos for the world to see. Lawrence and her team (amongst plenty of other actresses affected) have since sought to bring the hackers to justice. Sadly however, the current laws may not allow for suitable punishment.

Nude photo leaks are not all that new. In fact, one might recall an incident with Scarlett Johansson photos that eventually lead to a ten year prison sentence of perpetrator Christopher Chaney. Unfortunately for Jennifer Lawrence and the rest of the actresses affected, the circumstances of "The Fappening" involve a less direct hacking effort that may not be covered under the current law.

Jeannie Mackie of The Independent explains, "The law, whilst fairly adaptive, struggles to keep pace with the malign evolution of cyberspace." For those without an advanced law degree, the current nude photo leak doesn't fall under the currently prosecutable cybercrimes because the photos were not taken without Lawrence's consent, not involved in a case of stalking, and also not used to blackmail the women in the photos. Also since the photos in question are not child pornography and not particularly obscene.

In short, "The Fappening" and the alleged upcoming "Snappening," falls under a new kind of territory that cybercrime law has yet to be adjusted for. Perhaps no one is against Jennifer Lawrence's belief that the invasion of her privacy is a crime, but the legislation currently available may not be specific enough to lead to a quick arrest of those responsible.