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19 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 111 (2016)
"Do(x) You Really Want to Hurt Me?": Adapting IIED as a Solution to Doxing by Reshaping Intent

handle is hein.journals/tuljtip19 and id is 121 raw text is: COMMENTS Do(x) You Really Want to Hurt Me?: Adapting IIED as a Solution to Doxing by Reshaping Intent Victoria McIntyre* I. INTRODUCTION ............................................. 111 II. WHAT IS DOXING? .......................... ..... 113 A. Swatting: A Dangerous Offshoot ofDoxing................... 115 B. The Victims ..................................115 III. GAPS IN THE LAW .......................... ..... 118 A. Criminal La w Penalties ....................... 119 B. Issues with Law Enforcement and Prosecutors................ 123 C TortLawRemedies .................... ...... 125 IV. A LEGAL SOLUTION: EXPANSION OF INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS .............. ..... 126 A. A History ofED. ..................... ...... 126 B. The First Amendment......................... 128 C How IED Must Change....................... 131 V. CONCLUSION ................................... 133 I. INTRODUCTION Picture this: a woman goes on a date with a man she meets on OkCupid.' The first date goes well, and they begin seeing each other more frequently. She is a video game developer, and he is a computer programmer. The relationship does not last very long, and after five months they break up. But the man is not ready to let it go. Instead of moving on, he compiles a complete dossier of her personal information, including her phone number, email address, and home address. He also includes information he learned during their time together, drawn from personal Facebook messages, texts, and emails. He posts this record * 0 2016 Victoria Elizabeth McIntyre. Managing Editor, Volume 19, Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. J.D. candidate 2017, Tulane University Law School; B.A. 2013, English, Union College. The author would like to thank her friends and family for their support and suggestions in writing this Comment, as well as the members of the Journal for their hard work and dedication. 1. OkCupid is an online dating service. OKCUPID, http://www.okcupid.com (last visited Mar. 18, 2016). 111

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