Jophiel wrote:
niobia the Fussy wrote:
gave out a childs IP address which is against the law.
Exactly which law is being broken? First off, my understanding would be that no reputable ISP enters into contract agreements with children so no child actually owns an IP. The parents' IP may have been given out but that's not at all the same thing.
Secondly, I'm trying to find the chapter and verse from the legal code which says you can not reveal an IP address.
You continously state that an admin has broken the law which is quite a claim to be making. Since you are, no doubt, absolutely certain that this legal infraction took place, I'd appreciate your pointing me in the right direction. Numerous queries for laws concerning internet protocol privacy on several search engines have turned up fruitless.
If the poster is indeed an 11 year old child or was under the age of 16 on the date that his IP was posted:
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Cyberharassment can involve child predators. For example, posting a child’s personal contact information online is a form of harassment. However, in the United States, this is now prosecuted as a federal child exploitation crime, if the child being targeted is under 16 years of age.
Search for Minor + Cyber harassment or Minor + Cyber Predator that should Google up the information - you may have been wording it wrong.
Edited, Mon Apr 17 19:17:00 2006 by niobia