Two Developments in the Law of MySpace
By Kevin Fayle on July 2, 2009 9:01 PM
Two important things happened around MySpace in the past few days. First, a California appellate court ruled in favor of the company in a consolidated negligence action based on allegations that the company didn’t do enough to protect underage users.
Second, a federal district court judge in Los Angeles threw out Lori Drew’s conviction for accessing computers without authorization. That case arose out of the notorious events surrounding Megan Meier’s tragic suicide. Prosecutors allege that Drew, the mother of one of Megan’s peers, used the social networking site to create a fictional teen boy to humiliate Megan.
The appellate ruling relied on Section 230 to find that the plaintiff’s claims were based on communications between users. As such, they were prohibited by Section 230’s immunity for interactive service providers.
The federal district court judge in the Drew case held that if Drew “is to be found guilty of illegally accessing computers, anyone who has ever violated the social networking site’s terms of service would be guilty of a misdemeanor. That would be unconstitutional, he said.” The judge made his ruling tentative until he issues the written order. The prosecutors announced their plans to appeal the decision to the 9th Circuit.
All in all, quite a week for MySpace jurisprudence.
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As you know, Michelle’s 31st birthday is July 12th. So from now until then I’m designating this as the place to post your messages for her to see for her birthday. So post a comment spreading that love and know that she’ll be seeing it soon. Cheers!
There was a time in my life when Christians annoyed me. I remember them approaching me, thumpin’ their Bibles with their wide-eyed warnings and goofy grins. I was confused at how they could talk about the love and salvation of Jesus and the evil and destructive Apocalypse in the same breath. I remember them cautioning that I needed to prepare myself for Christ’s return because “the end was near”. I rejected their message and inwardly scoffed at how presumptuous and brainwashed I felt they were. Looking back, I realize that I refused to listen and study the Bible because I did not want the Christians to be right - my treasures were here on earth and I was not interested in focusing on the hereafter (“There are none who are as deaf as those who do not want to hear”). However, human beings are both flesh and spirit. Although my flesh was clinging to this world, my spirit ached for the eternal - and demanded that I do my homework.
So…
fast forward, here I am - a Bible thumper. I now understand the urgency behind the wide-eyed warnings and the love and hope behind the goofy grins. I understand that the Bible stands alone as God’s word to man and that no other book in human history speaks of the future like the Bible. Just as the B.C. generations were called to study Messianic prophecy in order to recognize Christ’s First Coming, we are called to study End Times prophecy to recognize the signs of His Second Coming. I have had amazing opportunities to learn from some of the best Bible prophecy/Middle East experts from around the world. How do they know that we are headed toward the tribulation hour? We are among the first generations to understand the following:
“Rise in scoffers/deception”
The Bible warns that near the End Times, there will be a rise in people scoffing at the Bible, Christians, and talk of Christ’s return. “Scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying “Where is the promise of His coming?” (2 Peter 3:2) If you’re scoffing right now â you are a part of prophecy fulfilled ;). There will also be a rise in false teachers, false prophets, cults, messages that contradict the Bible and appeal to people’s sinful nature. Many of us are frustrated with the blatant displays of evil and abhorrence of facts, logic, reason… how some people can’t see the obvious. Daniel 12:10 warned us that in the end “The wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.” 2 Timothy 3:6-7 tries to explain that ignorance of the Bible will lead to deception. As my pastor put it, “If you don’t know your Bible, you will be fooled.”
“Rise in pestilence, famines, earthquakes, natural disasters”
(Matthew 24:3-7) I recently had a government official at my school site. His job was to prepare/inform our staff of the procedures for lock down/quarantine concerning the spread of highly contagious pan epidemic flus/viruses. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration stated that over the past 25 years we’ve experienced an increase in super storms and earthquakes like the world has never seen. According to Rev 16:18:“There will be such a mighty and great earthquake as has not occurred since men were on the earth.” Liberals have their scapegoat ready to go: Global Warming. The Left has appropriately renamed their religion “Climate Change”… and yes, our climate is and will continue to make some serious changes.
“Rebirth of Israel”
After the Romans sacked Jerusalem in 70 AD, the Jews were scattered across the earth - just as prophecy predicted (Deuteronomy 28:64). On May 14, 1948, after almost 1900 years, Israel became a state again and the Jews returned home. This event fulfilled Bible prophecy (Deut. 30:5, Is. 11:11-12, Ez. 36:24, Is. 66:8), and was nothing short of a miracle. Through his parables, Jesus cautioned that when Israel regains sovereignty, you will know that the End Times and Kingdom of God is near.
“Wars and rumors of wars”
“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.” (Matthew 24:6-7). Wars are occurring all around the world, but the ultimate and final battle will be for Jerusalem. The demonic ideology of antisemitism is on the rise again. The Bible warns us of God’s punishment on the nation’s that divide Israel’s land (yet that is EXACTLY what we are trying to do) and that in the end, ALL nations will rise up against Israel and be punished for it (Zech 12:3, Joel 3:2). Revelation 9:16 discusses an army of 200 million that (combined with pestilence and natural disasters) will wipe out a third of mankind. As the world’s population rises above 6 billion, it is increasingly possible to amass an army of 200 million, but this would have been unthinkable even 100 years ago. In Zechariah 14:12, concerning the final battle it states “Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet, their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets, and their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.” Past generations did not understand this type of instant and complete destruction, but we do â it’s describing how the human body reacts when exposed to an H-bomb.
“Knowledge Explosion”
The book of Daniel describes a great increase of knowledge that the world will experience towards the End Times. Revelations discusses how people from around the globe will be able to access knowledge instantly and simultaneously, that people from all over the world will watch the apocalyptic events as they are unfolding. While this was incomprehensible to past generations, it is common practice for us today thanks to television/internet/satellite (can we say web cams, cell phone videos, You Tube?). Our generation also understands how technology has paved the way for “the mark of the beast” (possibly a micro chip) that a person will have to have in order to “buy or sell”. This mark will also show your allegiance to the anti-Christ and his One World Religion. According to Rev. 20:4, those who refuse the mark will be beheaded. How is it that something as barbaric and ancient as beheadings will be common practice in the future? Here’s a possibility: “I will cast dread into the heart of the infidels: Strike off their heads then, and strike off from them every finger-tip” (Koran, Sura 8:12)
“Every single country mentioned in the Scriptures, regarding the end of time, that God punishes, for attacking Israel, is Muslim today⦠Do you have 365 days, eight hours a day, so I can show you what the Bible says about the coming Islamic invasion of the world? It’s all over Scripture! God didn’t forget to tell us. You forgot to read the Bible. It is all in there.” ~Walid Shoebat
Walid Shoebat is an ex-PLO terrorist and converted Muslim. As he studied the Bible he realized that Islam’s savior, Mahdi (aka: the Twelfth Imam) is the anti-Christ of the Bible. According to Shoebat, the Bible names the anti-Christ as ruler of the world, but specifically names: “Assyrian” (Syria),”Persian” (Iran), “King of Babylon” (Iraq), “Prince of Tyre” (Lebanon), “Pharoah of Egypt”. The anti-Christ will want to change time (hello lunar calendar), change laws (hello Sharia), will have a disdain for women (hello burka) and persecute Christians, Jews and all others who refuse to accept him (hello infidels) (Daniel 7:25, 11:37, Revelations). The Islamic world has announced that Mahdi will be returning soon. According to Islamic belief, Mahdi will dominate the world, confirm a peace treaty, abolish the treaty half way through (what is known to Muslims as hudna and al-taqiyya), persecute the infidels, attempt to destroy Israel… sound familiar? It’s not only Bible prophecy (Zechariah, Daniel, Revelations) it’s Islamic prophecy as well.
Jesus says that although we will not know the exact hour, we will know He is returning by the signs. “So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near â at the doors”. (Mark 13:29)
With wars raging, the dollar falling, Islam rising, natural disasters and pan epidemics looming, our choice of candidates for the ’08 elections - why the goofy grin? I have found the ultimate treasure and it is not of this world.
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-20
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I did a lot of stupid things back then (no, the wedding itself was not
one of them), and most of them were directly related to the volume of
alcohol I consumed on a regular basis. That time (early 2007) was
probably rock bottom for me. I say “probably,” because I am fortunate
that I have not drunk in almost two years, and that is the worst I
personally saw my life get, but I can’t say with absolute certainty
that I won’t ever drink again. The point is that it was a rough time,
and I hope to never revisit that particular level of suckage for the
duration of my existence here on earth.
point is that I was drinking a lot, and had truly no level of control
that exhibited the presence of any semblance of that I was “handling my
business.”
the middle of my self-destruction, I went on a bender that lasted
several days and culminated with me calling in “quitting.” Yes, I
called in one morning and quit.
wasn’t happy in that position and hadn’t been for quite some time, and
whatever else may be said for that particular time in my life, I have
never regretting leaving that firm.
have, however, regretted what I came to believe was that day on which I
self-sabotaged my own career by walking away from my job as an
attorney. While drunk.
what I have wondered ever since is whether I destroyed my own career in
that one moment when I said the things I wanted to say under all the
wrong circumstances.
I have wondered if that was it for me. Would anyone ever let me
practice for them? Or had my behavior made the rounds in the legal
community?
the fact that I had worked as a legal assistant kill any chance there
might have been of having my colleagues take me seriously?
really love the work I do at the law firm at which I work, though, and
have gotten some pretty amazing feedback â enough so, that I believed
an inquiry to possibly transition in an associate position might be
favorable received. I sent my boss the following email today:
had wanted to speak with you about a more personal matter, but I know
that, with your injury, your time in the office is a premium. I wanted
to shoot you an email to broach the subject with you, though, if that’s
okay?
with you, *****, and ***** has been a dream, and I am finding the work
I do here to be interesting and challenging. I am looking forward to
learning more about bankruptcy and social security from ******* and
*****, as well!
believe that I could be of great service to the firm as an attorney and
would like to get on track for that transition, and now that Bitlet is
here, I also want to be that role model for her as she grows up, too!
just a bug I wanted to put in your ear for you to mull over. After all,
nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? Maybe we can talk about it
when you have the time?
can talk about it to work out details, but the idea is a very good one.
I would be proud to have you take on that role in this firm. We can
discuss details at our mutual convenience. I am out a good bit until
July 8. I am out of the country starting July 13 for ten days. We
should be able to get it done before I leave.
think that there is no doubt that my actions while drinking had some
pretty far reaching consequences, and that includes my career, but I
feel very optimistic about the future, suddenly, and that is something
I can’t really say with any conviction for a while (as far as my career
was concerned, that is).
Check out this FASHION article about me and CANDID pics out in HOLLYWOOD! At Games performance for my boy T.K.
Like my outfit?????
I know it’s pretty obvious I have lost a lot of weight. But no need to freak out I am still curvy. Just working out a lot for up coming TV show. I’ll tell yall about it when I can.
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