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Old January 9th 06, 11:19 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
 
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Default It has been fun and all but:

While I am sure that the courts will toss this, I don't have deep
enough pockets to even
think about risking the outcome. Call me a coward, but this group is at
best "fun".


At the very lest I am sure my mispellings will "annoy" someone.

Given a new law has been signed into effect that requires uses to sign
with their real name
if:

" 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." :
See
http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491.html?part=rss&tag=6022491&subj=news