Re: Anoy Anon -- A federal crime ! ?

[Someone <Someone@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:17:09 GMT, Marc F Hult <@nothydrologistnot.com>
used recycled pixels to say:

>Anonymous Annoyance now a Federal Crime.
>
>On January 5th, President Bush signed into law language amending the
>existing telephone harassment law.
>
>http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode47/usc_sec_47_00000223----000-.html
>
>The new provision is tucked away in a law to prevent violence to women.
>
>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060105-3.html
>
>"Whoever...utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate
>telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in
>whole or in part, by the Internet... without disclosing his identity and
>with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person...who receives
>the communications...shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more
>than two years, or both."
>
>I've contended for years that anonymous posts would be the death of useful
>usenet, but this law is .. is .. annoying ! ;-)
>
>What's next?
>
>... Marc

YAWN!  That's nice... when you live in a country as restrictive as
mine, you get used to even breaking the law for yawning!  ;)