Judge overturns conviction in MySpace case

Why someone download a song, an album or a movie can be seen as a criminal and get to pay fine. but an act on internet that lead to somebody suicide has no laws that clearly can define it as criminal!

This CyberBullying must stop and it makes "Hackers" look bad. -At least Hackers have some morals and I have a few unreleased Michael Jackson hits to scam you with.

I can't believe she just walks. < :-)

black out: damn good question.

"it would have set a bad precedent"? Well, hey, let's all start cyberbullying teen girls, because now I know I can!!!

The fact is, there isn't a law to cover this this sort of thing. Time to write one.

The fact is, there isn't a law to cover this this sort of thing. Time to write one." You mean to tell there is nothing anyone can find to try her on?

pretty much. The idea that she should be tried for "accessing computers without authorization" was a terrible one - this was clearly not what the law was for - but it was the only thing that they could find that even resembled the case. The judge was right to throw this out.

There will be no justice for Megan, sadly. Not from the system atleast. But two wrongs do not make a right, and to go ahead with the conviction would have set a dangerous precedent. It is not, however, too late for the next victim of this sort of behavior... if the legislature does its job.

This is harassment, of the psychological variety. My understanding is its illegal. I cannot say how much jail time it could carry, but surely it will net a big settlement in a civil court. Its usually reserved for when someone is causing fear, but oppression is wording also used in some laws. I think oppression applies here. The law was intended to prevent severe psychological bullying, and this is it. If the words don't reflect that clearly, tough. Clear up the wording and charge these witches retroactively. Then make them penniless through civil suits. They deserve to live on the street.

I believe a conspiracy charge still stands in this case, as at least three people operated the account of the fake boy.

By using a fake name, they violated the terms of use of MySpace. That is why they got the illegal access charge. Clearly, I think the charge is accurate. The problem lies more in what it would mean for the rest of us. We going to arrest everyone using an alias?

Clearly, the judge disagrees with you.

If they could have got her on some sort of harassment charge, I think they would have charged her with it. "accesing computers without authorization" is a charge meant to fight hackers, not cyber bullies. I don't see how it applies.