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.'"

Way too dangerous.

[kwabbles]

I agree. Get off the Internet. It's too dangerous. Everyone from AOL on - get the hell off.

Re:What a tool...

[WhatAmIDoingHere]

The woman told the girl that nobody liked her and that she was a terrible person who should commit suicide.

Re:What a tool...

[muellerr1]

I think you meant the company that makes the bombs for the B1. Airplanes are generally not intended to cause bodily harm, unless you're talking about NWA's economy class seating.

Re:Can't do that

[Chris Burke]

Damned if you don't, damned if you do. In Hell or in Abyss, in D&D cosmology...

I'll take Hell, please. Few enough separate planes of existence to count on both hands so it's easier to find the truly valuable treasures, and the denizens (devils or whatever the fsck they were called in 2nd edition) are Lawful evil and thus easier to bargain with.

Hm, wait, I'm getting the feeling I am missing your point somehow...