On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:44:25 -0500, wrote:

Every American Citizen has the RIGHT to listen to ANY and ALL Electronic
Transmissions,Period!

Is that really true? Ie. is it:

A) A "right", enforced by laws/constitution
B) A "freedom", something which is not specifically illegal, or
C) Not yet true, a political suggestion that you are recommending?

How does/would it apply to encrypted electronic transmissions - ie. if
it is a right, does that mean that US citizens also have the right to
the decryption keys, or the right to hack encrypted data? Surely this
contravienes the Digital Millenium laws?

In the UK, the situation is confused. IIRC, in *theory* it is illegal
to listen to any station that does not have a broadcasting licence
from the government. Therefore this makes most of SW DXing
theoretically illegal. However, IIRC, there has only ever been one
prosecution of this - a DJ who was caught displaying a pirate radio
sticker in his car window.


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Andrew Oakley andrew/atsymbol/aoakley/stop/com

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:44:25 -0500, wrote:

Every American Citizen has the RIGHT to listen to ANY and ALL Electronic
Transmissions,Period!
cuhulin

Then why is it a crime to hack DirecTV?

I am not a hacker! You think I hack DirecTV? YOU go ask DirecTV 1 800
godirectv.I never hack anything!
cuhulin

My name is James Larry Ryan 1304 Denson Ave Jackson,Mississippi Zip
Code,39209.Phone number, Area Code 601 923 0733.You go tell DirecTV or
anybody YOU! think I! am a hacker! My DirectTV snail mail paid in full
bill showed up here last week,$49.79 (forty nine dollars and seventy
nine cents) Something YOU wish to say about my little doggy now? YOU
SOB!!!!!!! YOU are the kind of a "person" I would NOT! give one drop of
water too (dumb as I am,I probally would though) if YOU were laying on a
desert floor dieing of thirst.
cuhulin (James Larry Ryan)

Layyyy me downnnn on this cold lonesome desert,,,,, t'will beeeee this
gritus sand and rocks,,,,,, a cactus 'will beeeeee my pillowwwwwww,,,,,
scorpions will climb into my socks,,,,,,,,,,, old Marriot Hotels
song/jingle.I give credit to Marriot Hotels company for that.
cuhulin

The real crime,,,,, rickets,,,,,, is you being you.
cuhulin

F...... A Straik it is the TRUTH!
cuhulin

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:07:20 -0500, wrote:
F...... A Straik it is the TRUTH!

Okay, I believe you, but I'm curious - is this enshrined in your
constitution (bill of rights), or is this just something which is not
otherwise illegal (a "freedom")?

For instance, I have the FREEDOM to eat cornflakes, but I don't have
the RIGHT to eat cornflakes. If my village shop runs out of cornflakes
then I cannot take legal action against the shop.

However, I have the RIGHT to a copy of any police interview with me.
If the police run out of cassette tapes or paper then I CAN take legal
action against the police.

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Andrew Oakley andrew/atsymbol/aoakley/stop/com
Gloucestershire, UK

Look,if you have the equipment to listen to anything,,, that is your
RIGHT to listen in.
cuhulin

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:11:11 -0500, wrote:

Look,if you have the equipment to listen to anything,,, that is your
RIGHT to listen in.

No, you have the FREEDOM to listen in.

It's only a RIGHT if there are laws to back it up, such as a
Constitution or a Bill/Act of Parliament/Congress.

Do you understand the difference between a RIGHT and a FREEDOM?

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Andrew Oakley andrew/atsymbol/aoakley/stop/com
Gloucestershire, UK