Comments on: Seven Ways You’re Breaking the Law Online

By: Tink

Tink — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:14:53 +0000

“Having your photo taken or displayed without your consent can be considered harassment” So, with this guide…I'm concerned. My ex-boyfriend posted pictures of my son and I on his personal, yet very public website without my permission. I asked him to take them off, yet he has not done so. What can I do?

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By: James L.

James L. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:19:08 +0000

They are (the law) trying to set implemcations as deterrence. It’s a bad call obviously. It’s like charging grown men for looking at pornography. It is simply a personal choice.

The only way it is illegal is if there’s an adult invovled. Otherwise it’s just kids doing something stupid. Just like those kids who post their home address in profiles or wear visible school uniforms in photographs they post.

The legal system should be more concerened with actual pedophiles and law breakers. Let the parents explain why sexting is wrong and deal with the consequences on their own terms.

By: Ashley - Kiwi Commons Admin

Ashley - Kiwi Commons Admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:55 +0000

in reply to Jake: Go ahead and post on Facebook. Just make sure you link back to our site. Thanks and glad you enjoy the article!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:49:32 +0000

Hope you have plenty of bandwidth – you’ve been slashdotted. Meanwhile – those laws are all different in each jurisdiction. All of the laws mentioned above are being challenged. These are “gray” areas of the law – that is, few specific laws actually apply to them, and the ones that do were written with other circumstances in mind. Actual laws concerning today’s technology need to be formulated. Some of these laws actually NEED to be overturned. Like sexting. Sending a photo of yourself to a close friend should NEVER be illegal. “Publishing” that photo for public consumption should be illegal. Huge difference there. Sending that photo to your special other is most certainly silly – but people in love do silly things. Being in love should NOT be illegal.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:56:32 +0000

So can I post this article on facebook? or would that be considered a copyright infringement?

By: Jay Hunter

Jay Hunter — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:44:36 +0000

Wow OP, you’ve just ruined some teenager’s life ^^^^ (lol)

Breaking the law is subjective…like making two backup copies of a DVD you own, or taping a NFL game with implied oral consent instead of express written consent….

I’d wager that minors ’sexting’ is quite commonplace and should be used at the discretion of the people involved…i.e. if you give someone a digital ranchy photo of yourself, expect to be blackmailed with it when you two break up

By: Sune Mølgaard

Sune Mølgaard — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:19:39 +0000

No, parents these days, going through their children’s private conversations (let that sink in for a moment)!

And laws these days, being overly broad and moralistic. Dania, if your son coerced the girl into taking the picture, that should be illegal, but most probably, she did so on her own accord *for your son to see only*. Distribution of it should be illegal, but not possession by the intended first-order recipient, and for the love of me, I can’t get over her being liable as a purveyor!

Additionally, consider how to enter “that talk”. Somehow I think that “Hi, if you weren’t my son, I would have been breaking the law by going through your phone messages, but I found myself in a perfectly rightful position to do so – here is the deal…” doesn’t work overly well towards keeping a trusting and open relationship with your son…

Gee…

By: Dania

Dania — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:45:16 +0000

I found a picture of a half naked girl on my son’s cell phone this past year. He’s 16! Lord knows how old she is. Now that I know it’s illegal, I’ll have to have that talk too. Kids these day!