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 Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:29 am |
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http://news.com.com/2010-1028_3-6022491.html
First few paragraphs:
"Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.
"It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition
on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without
disclosing your true identity.
"In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as
long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I
guess.
"This ridiculous prohibition, which would likely imperil much of Usenet, is
buried in the so-called Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act. Criminal penalties include stiff fines and two years in
prison.
" 'The use of the word "annoy" is particularly problematic,' says Marv
Johnson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. 'What's
annoying to one person may not be annoying to someone else.'
"Buried deep in the new law is Sec. 113, an innocuously titled bit called
'Preventing Cyberstalking.' It rewrites existing telephone harassment law to
prohibit anyone from using the Internet 'without disclosing his identity and
with intent to annoy.' " |
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| Barky Bark |
| Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:05 pm |
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I'd have to see the actual statute. Quite often these things are blown out
of proportion by zealots. |
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