So-called "cyber liberties" groups are not happy with the Lori Drew cyberbullying case. It's not that they are in favor of bullying or don't agree that the alleged behavior was astonishing and venal. It's that, as I've previously blogged, the law is being applied inappropriately.
In a Los Angeles Times blog post and a Harvard Law blog post, experts are coming to the conclusion that the California lawsuit against Lori Drew for violation of the MySpace terms of service under a Federal Law was poorly conceived. The law, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or EFAA, was enacted by Congress to stem the assault of computer hackers, not cyberbullies.
The legal experts in this country need to find a way to get justice for Megan Meier but this case, sadly, will not accomplish that.