Comments on: Internet in Uproar Over Verdict for Lori Drew in Megan Meier Teen Suicide Case http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/internet-in-uproar-over-verdict-for-lori-drew-in-megan-meier-teen-suicide-case/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:59:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: George-Cristian Birzan http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/internet-in-uproar-over-verdict-for-lori-drew-in-megan-meier-teen-suicide-case/#comment-911559 George-Cristian Birzan Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:48:46 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=2068#comment-911559 <blockquote>Does this really mean that you too could face jail time if you violate a sites Terms of Service? Get real! It does mean that if you violate someone’s Terms of Service and as a result of your violating actions something really bad happens to someone, they may use the TOS violation against you if they have no other way to hold you accountable.</blockquote> Because, obviously, nobody misuses laws and precedents. Sure, assuming the best intentions is one way of looking at the world, but that's not how the (US) legal system is built.

Does this really mean that you too could face jail time if you violate a sites Terms of Service?

Get real!

It does mean that if you violate someone’s Terms of Service and as a result of your violating actions something really bad happens to someone, they may use the TOS violation against you if they have no other way to hold you accountable.

Because, obviously, nobody misuses laws and precedents. Sure, assuming the best intentions is one way of looking at the world, but that’s not how the (US) legal system is built.

]]> By: Jack Stokes http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/internet-in-uproar-over-verdict-for-lori-drew-in-megan-meier-teen-suicide-case/#comment-900090 Jack Stokes Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:47:28 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=2068#comment-900090 Until it becomes a felony to act like a spoiled malicious teenager, there is not much more they could have done to the defendant. Until it becomes a felony to act like a spoiled malicious teenager, there is not much more they could have done to the defendant.

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