Re: Anoy Anon -- A federal crime ! ?

["John W" <Don't_Spam_Me@xxxxxxx>]

If it were up to me, the penalty for SPAMing would be death by a thousand
cuts!  I get 4 SPAM emails per day for every real email - and they are
always for the same stuff - Viagara, Cheap Software, Fake Rolex Watches,
Phishing attempts, or Penis Enlargement!

Now THAT's annoying!

John W

"Marc F Hult" <MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2595s1dt7b5nkvf6ssoma12gvt9s8oq3au@xxxxxxxxxx
> 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
> Marc_F_Hult
> www.Econtrol.org