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Trouble With the Law or Media Because of Your Personal Web Site

What's more important, keeping people safe from what other people write or freedom of speech? I'll leave that debate up to you. These articles are about people who got in trouble with the law or are criticized by the media because of something on their Web site.
Girl Runs Away with Man She Met on MySpace
17 year old girl meet a 21 year old man on MySpace and runs away with him. The girl was at least thoughtful enough to leave her mother a note when she left.
MySpace foils school shooting
5 teens arrested after plotting a school shooting. They posted their plot on MySpace and were caught.
Second Honolulu Arrest in a Month
Second man arrested for trying to lure a minor he met on MySpace.
Jokes and Pranks: Predator Caught By Kids
Predator at MySpace.com caught by three kids pulling a prank on a friend.
Gangs On The Web
Gangs are now staking a claim online. They are creating Web sites for their gangs and chatting with other gangs members and even other gangs online.
Web Site Shows Man Held In Jail Knew Murder Victims
This man, now in jail, has a Web site with pictures of him and some people who were murdered the night he was arrested.
Can facebook lead to your arrest?
People are posting photos and posts online that incriminate them. The police are finding these Web sites and arresting people.
Disgruntled customer ordered to close down site
He was telling about the alleged defects of his car on his personal Web site. The courts shut him down.
Death points out risks of Web dating - baltimoresun.com
This woman was killed because she met someone who contacted her on her personal Web site.
Web sites helped police find beating suspects, solve other crimes
Police found out who beat homeless men by reading chat transcripts from a Web site.
Personal Web Site Used in Murder Investigation
A woman was murdered. Now police are reading her personal Web site and her husbands to find information on who killed her.
Blog confession lands Florida teen in jail
This boy told police that he didn't do it but 3 days later he wrote about it on his blog. They found out.
Boy Jailed For a Week for Critical Statements
This high school student posted critical statements about his teacher on his personal Web site. Because of an old Utah law he was put in prison for a week for it.
Does Your Web Site Propagate, Promote or Discuss Political Issues?
You may need to register your site or take it down according to a broadcasting law.
Microsoft to take over MikeRoweSoft.com
Mike Rowe of MikeRoweSoft.com has settled with Microsoft. He will give up his Web site domain in exchange for a few things that Microsoft is willing to pay for... CNN.com has said that Mike Rowe will be getting an Xbox game console and all the fees he will incur by having to move his Web site to another domain.
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