Remember the Lori Drew case? She’s the mom who was convicted last Thanksgiving for creating a fake MySpace persona, which she then used to harass a teenaged girl until the girl committed suicide. After she was convicted, we argued that her conviction stretched the meaning of the statute too...
GEN. MELCHETT: Field Marshall Haig has formulated a brilliant new tactical plan to ensure final victory in the field. CPT. BLACKADDER: Ah… Would this “brilliant plan” involve us climbing out of our trenches, and walking very slowly towards the enemy? CPT. DARLING: How could you possibly know that, Blackadder? It’s...
There has been a spate of news articles over the past week about a supposedly new teen trend called “sexting” — basically kids taking nude photos and sending them to each other’s cell phones and computers. The articles follow a Today Show interview with the mother of a girl who...
We were away last week, achieving an unqualified victory in a case brought by the Antitrust Division. But while we were gone, Lori Drew got convicted of three criminal counts of accessing a computer without authorization. Drew is the mom who was accused of harassing a teenaged girl over...
Jury selection began today in what many are calling a landmark trial in the new field of Internet law. As the first case of its kind, U.S. v. Lori Drew could have a far-reaching impact on the future of anonymity on the web. Lori Drew faces federal counts of Conspiracy...
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury promulgated new rules that prohibit the processing of payments related to Internet gambling. By forbidding financial institutions from processing the payments, the government has essentially outlawed online gambling. What constitutes “online gambling” is left up to state law. A few kinds of...
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