Re: Academic Cyberbully Is Sentenced to Jail in Dead Sea Scrolls Case

[Dan Kaminsky <dan () doxpara com>]

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On Nov 21, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Shawn Merdinger <shawnmer () gmail com> 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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