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NETWORKS

Say hello to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes it a crime

to gain "unauthorized access" to a computer or a website. What does

"unauthorized access" actually mean? Nobody knows. But the law says

it applies to wireless routers. Luckily, law enforcement has lately

become more lenient in enforcing "Wi-Fi squatting" in relation to the

CFAA. So they probably won't bust you for thefederal crime of stealing

wireless Internet (even though they totally could, if they some day feellike it), but it doesn't matter, because that's where your state's laws kick

in.

Almost every state out there has regulations against unlawful access tocomputers and networks -- athird-degree felony that carries with it a

prison sentence of at least two years and up to 10 grand in fines. Yes,

arrests for stealing Wi-Fi are rare because it's difficult to catch someone

in the act. But don't go thinking that your Internet habits definitely

won't get you shanked in the prison courtyard someday. We know of atleast four cases, from Florida, Illinois, Michigan and Alaska, where

people were arrested for using someone else's wireless Internet.

BUT WHY?


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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

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It's copyrighted. Usually that would only affect people who are singing

it while attempting to make a profit (the lady your dad hired to jump

out of your birthday cake, for instance). However, the American

Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) requestedthat the Girl Scouts pay royalties for "Happy Birthday to You," and

other songs they'd been singing around the campfire without a single

stripper, or paying customer in attendance.

Presumably thinking that this was a prank by the girls from the camp

across the lake, the Girl Scouts consulted an attorney who found that

the law applied to any "public performance." Going by the strict letterof the law, you have to pay anytime you sing the song "where a

substantial number of persons outside of a normal circle of a family

and its social acquaintances is gathered."


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In 2010, Matthew Lacroix, a Rhode Island prison guard, was arrestedfor creating a fake profile of his boss on Facebook. Now, to be clear,

it wasn't to proclaim his boss' love for Stargate fan fiction or to

commit some kind of fraud. The profile just ... existed, so in the end,

Lacroix was convicted simply of using "fraudulent information" (i.e. a

fake name) and had to pay $500 to the Victims Indemnity Fund. A

similar thing happened with Lori Drew, a 50-year-old woman who

harassed a teenage girl over Myspace until she committed suicide

(OK, maybe not THAT similar). It was back when cyber-bullying laws

weren't in full effect, so Drew was charged with a misdemeanor

under the CFAA regulations for creating a fake Myspace profile.

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Due to the that line that makes any "unauthorized access"

illegal, it can be anything from illegally accessing the White

House's website and exploding the president's toilet

(computers can do that, right?) to using a false name during

an online registration process. After all, in both cases you're

gaining access to a computer in a way that its owner didn't

authorize, which constitutes "hacking" and is, according to

the letter of the law, punishable with five to 20 years in

prison.


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You see, all those bets you made violated

the Illegal Gambling Act of 1970. According to

the IGA, any betting that goes against state or

local law, involves five or more people and has

a revenue of at least $2,000 in one day

constitutes an illegal gambling operation,punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

And that SWAT team/bar wager scenario we

described above? That really happened. The

guy's name was Sal Culosi, and in 2005 he was

overheard in a bar by a Virginia cop betting

with his friends on college football to the tune

of like $50. The cop befriended Culosi, and over

the course of a couple of months led him to

raise the stakes until one day Culosi crossed the

magical border of $2,000.

FRIENDS


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In 2007, a Chicago high school student

named Allen Lee was arrested for disorderly

conduct over a class writing assignment

involving stream of consciousness where the

students were supposed to write whatever

came to their minds. Instead of page after

page filled with "boobs" and "weed," Leeended up with an unsurprisingly nonsensical

jumble of words and phrases, including

"Super Mario," "ballet" and four instances of

"stab." After reading his assignment, Lee's

teacher turned it in to the school officials,

who collectively decided that they must

expel the straight-A student and have him

arrested. You know, before he goes on

a writing spree.

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Some state laws actually make it illegal to

write about things that can freak other

people out. Illinois, for example, has

regulations against "disorderly conduct,"

which usually means stuff like prank

calling 911, but can also apply to writing"disturbing fiction."

No, it doesn't even matter whether you

make it public or not. If someone reads

something you wrote and finds it

reprehensibly soul-poisoning, you may

face 30 days of jail time and a $1,500 fine.

But what

did I do?


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But That Will Never Happen to Me, Right?

Right now, these parole violations (aka "owning stuff") can make it illegal

for Gheorghiu to possess even a ballpoint pen. But OK, the guy was on

parole, so as long as you don't get arrested for vandalism or graffiti, carrying

markers shouldn't be a problem, right?

Not exactly. Just take a look at the case of the 13-year-old from Oklahomawho was taken into custody by the police for allegedly writing on his desk,

which violated an Oklahoma City ordinance against the possession of

permanent markers.

Actually, it was about the permanent markers. According to basically every

anti-graffiti state law out there, it is illegal simply to possess "broad-tipped

indelible markers" or "aerosol cans" in a public place, because they can be

used to commit acts of vandalism. You can find such regulations all over the

United States, from Florida to New York to California, which also make it a

crime to buy permanent markers for anyone under 18. California,remember, is a state where it is legal to buy weed if you have a doctor's

note.

On the one hand, it's kindof understandable, seeing as in California alone

the removal of graffiti costs millions of dollars each year. On the other hand,

it also means you theoretically can spend up to a year in prison for holding

outdoor arts and crafts classes for homeless orphans, and it technically

makes any art school guilty of possessing contraband.

OwningA Permanent

Marker#1CLICK!


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