IN THE NEWS: FEDS INDICT MISSOURI MOM IN TEEN INTERNET SUICIDE CASE

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An FBI official says people "must know how far they can go before they must stop" and that includes those who use the Internet. That's the reason federal authorities say they have gotten involved in the case of that 13-year-old girl who committed suicide after receiving a bunch of cruel messages online. Lori Drew has been indicted in connection with the suicide of her neighbor Megan Meier. The woman is charged with conspiracy and fraudulently gaining access to someone else's computer. The woman allegedly helped create a MySpace account in the name of someone who didn't exist. Authorities say the aim was to convince young Megan that she was chatting with a teenage boy.

IN THE NEWS: WOMAN MAY GET REPRIEVE IN MUSIC DOWNLOADING CASE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A woman ordered to pay a six-figure amount in a music downloading trial may be off the hook. A judge in Minnesota has decided to open the issue of whether there should be a new trial for Jammie Thomas, who was accused of sharing copyrighted music online. But now the judge is saying there's a question whether the record labels have to prove if anyone actually downloaded the copyrighted songs -- or whether it's enough to argue that a defendant made copyrighted music available to be copied. In the Thomas case, the judge told the jury that the woman could be considered in violation of copyright rules if she made the music available online, regardless of whether the songs were downloaded by someone else. Oral arguments on the question of a new trial are set for July.

ON THE WEB: EPpy AWARDS ANNOUNCED

CYBERSPACE (AP) -- You've probably heard of the Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys and the Tonys. But what about the "EPpy Awards?" They're the ones given out for media Web sites. The winners of the 13th annual awards have been announced. The New York Times won three for its Web sites, USA Today won a pair and The Associated Press won one for its coverage of the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

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EPpy Awards winners' list: http://royal.reliaserve.com/eppy/winners2008.html