The judge in the case against Lori Drew has dismissed the case. Regardless of how contemptible Drew is, this is a good thing. What she did wasn’t against the law, and the proper response is to fix the law, not to trump up charges against her. The trumped-up charges they came up with — criminalizing violations of click-through terms-of-use agreements — threaten us all. Orin Kerr explained, back when this travesty began.
UPDATE: The judge sums up the case thusly:
“It basically leaves it up to a website owner to determine what is a crime,” said [Judge] Wu on Thursday, echoing what critics of the case have been saying for months. “And therefore it criminalizes what would be a breach of contract.”
Internet Scofflaw 