In article <696ahsF316popU1@mid.individual.net>,
_ Prof. Jonez _ wrote:
>Seth wrote:
>>> Drew was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of
>>> accessing protected computers without authorization to get
>>> information used to inflict emotional distress on the girl.
>> . . .
>>> The indictment says MySpace members agree to abide by terms of
>>> service that include, among other things, not promoting information
>>> they know to be false or misleading; soliciting personal information
>>> from anyone under age 18 and not using information gathered from the
>>> Web site to "harass, abuse or harm other people."
>>
>> Too bad the feds won't similarly prosecute spammers who violate terms
>> of service.
>
>Or usenet posters who post under pseudonymous names ...
That isn't a violation of the Terms of Service of the computer being
accessed, in general.
Seth
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