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Found this on Wikipedia[1]: > United States v. Lori Drew, 2008. The cyberbullying case involving the suicide of a girl harassed on myspace. Charges were under
by drdaeman 10y ago
Found this on Wikipedia[1]:
> United States v. Lori Drew, 2008. The cyberbullying case involving the suicide of a girl harassed on myspace. Charges were under 18 USC 1030(a)(2)(c) and (b)(2)(c). Judge Wu decided that using 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2)(C) against someone violating a terms of service agreement would make the law overly broad. 259 F.R.D. 449
I think it was a wise decision. This particular case aside, government's ability to prosecute over ToS violations opens up an enormous way for possible abuse (think of visiting a site whose ToS forbid ad-blocking with one active).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act#cite_ref-8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act#c...