LOS ANGELES (AP) - The case of U.S. vs. Lori Drew is viewed in legal circles as landmark Internet law. To the outside world, it's the case that inspired a story line on a TV legal drama.

Drew goes on trial Tuesday, accused of violating the terms of service of the MySpace social networking site. Prosecutors say it's the first time the federal statute on accessing protected computers has been used in a social-networking case.

But many who know the case blame Drew for the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier, who was once a close friend of Drew's daughter. The judge will stress to jurors the case is not about whether Drew caused Meier's death.

Prosecutor say Drew led a group that included her assistant and her daughter into creating a fake MySpace profile to taunt Meier.

Forty-nine-year-old Lori Drew has pleaded not guilty to one count
of conspiracy and three counts of accessing computers without
authorization.