necessary? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19182665 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:34:14 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:34:14 EDT Re: necessary? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19184258 Sabre : Oops. Thanks for the correction. Fixed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19184258 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:36:39 EDT Re: necessary? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19183886 Nightshade : Slander and libel are civil offenses, not criminal offenses. The rest are criminal offenses however.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19183886 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:33:26 EDT Re: necessary? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19182758 BillTager :
said by Sabre See Profile :

...Aren't these acts already covered in criminal law? Impersonation, scamming, or "intentionally spreading inaccurate information" (i.e. slander/libel) are criminal offenses already. Do they really need to repeat this in the AUP? It seems unnecessary if that is their concern.
I'm no law expert, but I imagine that the reason they feel it is necessary is because criminal punishments resulting from law violations would differ greatly from civil penalties incurred from a lawsuit brought by Verizon for breach of contract.

It basically gives them the tool to sue the pants off off offenders in addition to whatever criminal sanctions are imposed.

Remember OJ?
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However. Aren't these acts already covered in criminal/civil law? Impersonation, scamming, or "intentionally spreading inaccurate information" (i.e. slander/libel) are criminal/civil offenses already. Do they really need to repeat this in the AUP? It seems unnecessary if that is their concern.
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