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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Post A Picture That 'Causes Emotional Distress' And You Could Face Jail time In Tennessee

Post A Picture That 'Causes Emotional Distress' And You Could Face Jailtime In Tennessee | Techdirt: "The specific law outlaws posting a photo online that causes 'emotional distress' to someone and has no 'legitimate purpose.' While the law does state that there needs to be 'malicious intent,' it also includes a massive loophole, in that it says that you can still be liable if the person 'reasonably should know' that the actions would 'frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress.' Eugene Volokh notes all sorts of problems with this..."

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