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Court rejects prosecution for Internet fiction.

Authors :
Young, Jeffrey R.
Source :
Chronicle of Higher Education. 2/7/97, Vol. 43 Issue 22, pA27. 1/8p.
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

Relates that a federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of charges against Jake A. Baker, a former University of Michigan student, regarding sexual fiction he sent via the Internet. Baker's stories about raping and torturing a fellow student; The ruling that these writings did not constitute a true threat against the woman student.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00095982
Volume :
43
Issue :
22
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Chronicle of Higher Education
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
9702140843