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 »

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Nicholas Bentley
3.9
by Nicholas Bentley - Nov. 28, 2008

An important story that despite the tragedy of a girl's suicide considers the implications for all of us who are now exposed the criminal charges for not reading and understanding the on-line contracts attached to web sites.

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