A. Stuart is vying for a promotion, but faces competition from a co-worker, Brenda. Without authorization, Stuart accesses stored company records and discovers an unfavorable e-mail message Brenda had written about the company. Stuart sends the message to his supervisor in hopes of keeping Brenda from getting the promotion. Discuss whether Stuart has violated any statute and, if so, what sanctions he may face.
B. Daniel went onto an Internet message board and found that his ex-wife, Faye, had posted him a message calling him a fat, insensitive jerk who only cared about watching sports on TV. Does Daniel have any protection against Faye's making such statements to a potentially large number of readers, some of whom may know Daniel and some of whom may not?