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The jury at Drew’s trial in November 2008 convicted her of three misdemeanor counts of computer fraud. The basis of the fraud? Violating MySpace’s terms of service, which require that users be “truthful and accurate” when registering. Therefore, prosecutors could interpret the false profile as “Unauthorized Access.” This violated a 1986 computer fraud law. Drew is appealing the verdict. But as the law now stands, if you violate a Web site’s terms of service by registering under a fake name, you may be committing a crime. And while Lori Drew should be held accountable for her actions, making Internet anonymity illegal surely qualifies as an unanticipated—and unjustified—result of her conviction. More…

June 14 protest of the Cult of Scientology.

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It appears as if the Scientology haters over at Anonymous will be trading in the V for Vendetta masks for costumes more befitting of Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow. According to a press release we just received, Anonymous’ latest phase in its war on the Church, slated for June 14, entails having all members dress up like pirates to protest the Church’s totally insane (even for them) Sea Organization outside of regional Scientology offices around the country. More
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Footage from the May 10th Anonymous raid on the Church of Scientology in San Diego, California. Protesters demonstrated against what they call “Fair Game”, a term used to describe various aggressive policies and practices carried out by the Church of Scientology towards people and groups it perceives as its enemies.

According to Wikipedia:

As early as the mid-1950s, Hubbard advocated taking a punitive line towards the perceived enemies of Scientology. In 1955, Hubbard (COS founder) told Scientologists that “the law can be used very easily to harass … The purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage, rather than to win – if possible, of course, ruin [the target] utterly”. Read more on “Fair Game” here.