MySpace Harassment

[Soft_Touch]

That is an excellent idea, but it may be too personal.

If the OP could convey more of what is going on, no one should give the OP false hope that she has options to take action under the law.

However, I liked the advice on possibly being able to do something if they are violating the TOS rules.

It's not a false hope. She has the option of filing a police report with the local jurisdiction regarding online harassment. And I repeat: Unless there is a crime of destruction of property or threat to human life, chances are very low that anything will be done about it.

[Happy Trails]

That is not what the statute says nor is it how they have been interpreted. When you hit "post" on the internet, you have electronically "sent" the communication.

I would be interested in case law where what you state backs up this remark, but perhaps it should be started in a new thread so this one doesn't get too confusing for the OP.

[blueeagle]

I would be interested in case law where what you state backs up this remark, but perhaps it shoud be started in a new thread so this one doesn't get too confusing for the OP.

It's common knowledge. Police aren't gonna wast their time on this crap! If they did, they must be really, really bored.

[Happy Trails]

It's common knowledge. Police aren't gonna wast their time on this crap! If they did, they must be really, really bored.

I agree, and until we know that there is a crime, sending her to police may be sending her on a wild goose chase.

She should try and handle it with MySpace with the advice that Soft_Touch gave.

[Soft_Touch]

I agree, and until we know that there is a crime, sending her to police may be sending her on a wild goose chase.

She should try and handle it with MySpace with the advice that Soft_Touch gave.

Okay...can I try this a different way?

The police report is not done with the expectation that the police would do anything other than take down the information and assign it a number. The police report is future protection in case the person behind it escalates into something else- it's good to have a record. Yes, to expect the police to file charges and prosecute for violation of the harassment statute on the basis of a Myspace page with unkind/untrue comments would be as you say "a wild goose chase."

The thing you do to get something to happen now, ie get the pages taken down, is contact Myspace for the TOS violation.

Is that better?

[Happy Trails]

Yes, that is better.

[aaron]

One more thing on MySpace - they seem to act much more quickly if the takedown request involves copyright (e.g., a photograph that you own, but they have posted on the fake page) as opposed to harassment. For a copyright violation, if one exists, you serve them with a DMCA notice as explained on their site.