As I read the article the same question came to my mind. Why does the criminal act suddenly result in a civil suit? If the guy passed out poloroids of her kid she wouldn't be suing but a big ISP like AOL has money so lets sue. AOL may have violated the CDA which would be a "criminal" act deservining of a penalty, large fine to be paid to a victims relief fund. Does the kid have a suit against his mother for not properly protecting him ? I have two kids of my own and I don't think 14 years was enough ( well maybe if he wasn't in protective custody ) and if AOL ( You've got porn ) isn't enforcing their rules then they are negligent and need to be dealt with on a criminal level.
I agree that AOL was wrong to pull tactics they would surely get Janet Reno to spank Bill for pulling on them. I also feel the fact that a M$ rep had the stones to say that people should have a choice of which IM client they use is laughable. I'm waiting for an AOL rep to say that IM is an intergral part of their software and the changes were needed to optimize other parts of the system. I work with M$ software and I find nothing more annoying than the fact that in order to install a service pack to fix the software that should've stayed in Beta another six months I MUST INSTALL IE4. There's freedom of choice for you.
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As I read the article the same question came to my mind. Why does the criminal act suddenly result in a civil suit? If the guy passed out poloroids of her kid she wouldn't be suing but a big ISP like AOL has money so lets sue. AOL may have violated the CDA which would be a "criminal" act deservining of a penalty, large fine to be paid to a victims relief fund. Does the kid have a suit against his mother for not properly protecting him ? I have two kids of my own and I don't think 14 years was enough ( well maybe if he wasn't in protective custody ) and if AOL ( You've got porn ) isn't enforcing their rules then they are negligent and need to be dealt with on a criminal level.
I agree that AOL was wrong to pull tactics they would surely get Janet Reno to spank Bill for pulling on them. I also feel the fact that a M$ rep had the stones to say that people should have a choice of which IM client they use is laughable.
I'm waiting for an AOL rep to say that IM is an intergral part of their software and the changes were needed to optimize other parts of the system.
I work with M$ software and I find nothing more annoying than the fact that in order to install a service pack to fix the software that should've stayed in Beta another six months I MUST INSTALL IE4. There's freedom of choice for you.
The Tech
--Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government