Groklaw Summarizes the Lori Drew Verdict

Bootsy Collins writes "Last Wednesday, the Lori Drew 'cyberbullying' case ended in three misdemeanor convictions under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a 1986 US Federal law intended to address illegally accessing computer systems. The interpretation of the act by the Court to cover violations of website terms of service, a circumstance obviously not considered in the law's formulation and passage, may have profound effects on the intersection of the Internet and US law. Referring to an amicus curiae brief filed by online rights organizations and law professors, PJ at Groklaw breaks down the implications of the decision to support her assertion that 'unless this case is overturned, it is time to get off the Internet completely, because it will have become too risky to use a computer.'"

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Re:What a tool...

[TheRealMindChild]

Except that this Lori Drew person KNEW of the issues plaguing the victim. She COUNTED on it. This was a nasty plot of revenge. Perhaps the goal wasn't suicide, but it definitely was to cause this depressed girl a lot of pain. I say we shackle the wench up in the middle of town and spit and piss on her until she wants to die. Then unlock them and give her a knife to do so.