The jury reached a mixed verdict in the case of the MySpace suicide case which involved 13-year-old Megan Meier and Lori Drew, who had her part of the guilt in the suicide of the teenager. The jury found Ms. Drew guilty of three misdemeanor charges, cleared her of three of the felony charges and reached a deadlock in a fourth felony charge.

Ms. Drew will receive a sentence ranging from probation to three years in prison, but avoided as much as 20 years behind bars for felony sentencing. She could have been found guilty of felony charges, but no one could prove that she in fact had sent messages to Megan Meier, a depressive teenager. Mr. Drew was accused of creating a fake MySpace profile of a teen boy who initially romanced Meier, but then turned hostile and cruel and told her that this world would have been a better place if she left it. Lori Drew was a neighbor of Megan Meier.

"This is about justice. It's justice not only for Megan but it's justice for everybody who has had to go through this with the computer and being harassed," said the dead girl’s mother, Tina Meier.

When asked about the jury’s decision, MySpace Chief Security Officer Hemanshu Nigam said that MySpace respects it and will “continue to work with industry experts to raise awareness of cyber-bullying and the harm it can potentially cause."

The outcome of this trial could set a guide for other courts and juries when they encounter similar cases and could determine government officials to enact new cyberbullying laws.

In a recent case of cyber-related death, a teenager committed suicide and broadcasted the whole scene live on a Web site, while several other people who were online encouraged him to do it.

Ms. Drew of St. Louis was allegedly created a fake MySpace account and contacting her teen neighbor Megan Meier. The 13-year-old thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named "Josh Evans." The very cruel messages determined the teen girl to hang herself inside her home on October 2006.

Law experts said the case will very probably break new ground in Internet law.