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On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Jeffrey Walton <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Shawn Merdinger <[email protected]> wrote:
>> http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/academic-cyberbully-sentenced-to-jail-in-dead-sea-scrolls-case/28269
>> 
>> "The Dead Sea Scrolls cyberbully is being sent to jail. A judge in New
>> York State’s main trial court sentenced Raphael Golb, a lawyer, to six
>> months in prison for using false online identities to harass and
>> discredit academics in a debate over the origin of the Dead Sea
>> Scrolls, the Associated Press reported."
> Wires look crossed here: Using someone else's SSN is not identify
> theft. But using someone else's name is. Keep in mind SSNs are unique,
> names are not.
> 

In this case, I assume the problem was a lack of a clear identity to attribute 
attacks to.  The law has a long history of penalizing illegal behavior more 
when you visibly attempt to avoid consequences. 

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