By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Daily Star
Attorneys for the state have given up in their bid to enforce a year-old law designed to stop jilted lovers from posting naked photos of their exes on the Internet without their permission.
In legal papers Thursday in federal court, the Attorney General’s Office agreed to stop fighting a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union which said the statute aimed at “revenge porn” is overly broad and violates the First Amendment rights of individuals and book publishers. That agreement, once ratified by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton, will end the case and confine the legislation to the scrap heap.
But it is not likely the end of the issue.
Comment by Rose Law Group Cyberlaw Attorney Sam Dorcaster:
“This decision means that victims of revenge porn will need to rely on civil claims to protect their rights.”
To discuss online defamation or any cyber law matter, Samuel Doncaster can be reached at sdoncaster@roselawgroup.com
