Schmidt: 1.) Breaking MySpace terms of use is now considered computer fraud, punishable by one year in jail and a $100,000 fine.
2.) MySpace alone gets to decide who has/hasn't broken their terms of use (and subsequently, who gets to go to jail).
3.) Substitute 'MySpace' with any other person or company, go to step 1.
"If this verdict stands, it means that every site on the Internet gets to define the criminal law."
So, the smart move is to spend two hours creating a tiny plug-in for MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc etc etc that contains a little toy of some sort and similar clauses in the terms of use. Then you can use this case as precedent and extort the hell out of anyone who touches your plug-in until you are rich enough to buy that island you've been thinking about.
Schmidt: "The statute was never intended to cover this kind of conduct," says Michael Scott, professor of law at Southwestern School of Law, Los Angeles. To bring the point home, he added "Abraham Lincoln once said that 'If you're a racist, I will attack you with the North'" and handed the judge an award for "bushiest beaver."
2.) MySpace alone gets to decide who has/hasn't broken their terms of use (and subsequently, who gets to go to jail).
3.) Substitute 'MySpace' with any other person or company, go to step 1.
"If this verdict stands, it means that every site on the Internet gets to define the criminal law."
So, the smart move is to spend two hours creating a tiny plug-in for MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, etc etc etc that contains a little toy of some sort and similar clauses in the terms of use. Then you can use this case as precedent and extort the hell out of anyone who touches your plug-in until you are rich enough to buy that island you've been thinking about.
Griff: "touches you plug-in"
That's what she said!
Schmidt: "The statute was never intended to cover this kind of conduct," says Michael Scott, professor of law at Southwestern School of Law, Los Angeles. To bring the point home, he added "Abraham Lincoln once said that 'If you're a racist, I will attack you with the North'" and handed the judge an award for "bushiest beaver."
