Guilty verdict in MySpace suicide case could chill Internet speech
The jury convicted a Missouri mother on three counts, but not conspiracy
LOS ANGELES — A high-profile Internet legal case that just concluded here will have a chilling effect on users of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook if the verdict holds up on appeal, legal experts say. Full Story »
Posted by Dan Kennedy
This was an "adult" intentionally setting out to cause emotional damage to a child, the jury only convicted her of the misdemeanors while invalidatingor failing to convict on the more outlandish felonies.The CSM is reporting as if the arguments by the prosecutor had been upheld by the jury.