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From: ok@goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU (Richard A. O'Keefe)
Subject: Re: Colin James III giving humans a bad name (was Re: Norman Cohen giving IBM a bad name)
Date: 1996/03/21
Date: 1996-03-21T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4ir1ud$cg8@goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.NXT.3.91.960319235945.4281A-100000-100000@pentad

On page 22 of the February 1996 issue of Scientific American,
there is a box "More Rules of the Road", concerning American
laws that censor the Net.  Here is something interesting:

	And if your e-mail, Usenet posting or World Wide Web
	page might be read by someone in Connecticut, be
	aware that it is a felony there to transmit text
	that contains threats with the intent to harass,
	annoy or alarm.  ...

It sounds as though anyone posting "say that one more time and I
sue" on the net may be committing a felony in Connecticut if the
article travels through that state, and if Paul Wallich, who
wrote that snippet in SciAm, has his facts right.

Perhaps someone with ready access to the laws of the state of
Connecticut might like to verify this for us.

Me, I'm going to be _very_ careful not to threaten anyone from now
on, not even in jest, not even with smileys all over.

-- 
The election is over, and Australia lost; the idjits elected _politicians_!
Richard A. O'Keefe; http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/~ok; RMIT Comp.Sci.




  parent reply	other threads:[~1996-03-21  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 210+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <4id031$cf9@dayuc.dayton.saic.com>
1996-03-18  0:00 ` Real OO Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-18  0:00   ` The Right Reverend Colin James III
1996-03-19  0:00     ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-20  0:00       ` Norman Cohen giving IBM a bad name The Right Reverend Colin James III
1996-03-20  0:00         ` Dave Retherford
1996-03-20  0:00         ` Real OO Dale Stanbrough
1996-03-21  0:00           ` Richard Pitre
1996-03-20  0:00         ` Norman Cohen giving IBM a bad name Brian & Karen Bell
1996-03-20  0:00         ` Colin James III giving humans a bad name (was Re: Norman Cohen giving IBM a bad name) David Emery
1996-03-20  0:00           ` Mark R Okern - F95
1996-03-20  0:00             ` Real OO John G. Volan
1996-03-21  0:00               ` Scott Leschke
1996-03-21  0:00                 ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-21  0:00                 ` Robert A Duff
1996-03-22  0:00                 ` Don Harrison
1996-03-21  0:00             ` Richard A. O'Keefe [this message]
1996-03-21  0:00               ` Colin James III giving humans a bad name (was Re: Norman Cohen giving IBM a bad name) Robert Dewar
1996-03-21  0:00         ` Norman Cohen giving IBM a bad name Kent Mitchell
1996-03-22  0:00         ` Robert Munck
1996-03-22  0:00           ` Mark Brennan
1996-03-22  0:00             ` David Curry
1996-03-23  0:00         ` Tom Reid
1996-03-21  0:00       ` Real OO Don Harrison
1996-03-21  0:00   ` Colin James III giving humans a bad name (was Re: Norman Cohen giving IBM a bad name) Ulrich Windl
1996-03-20  0:00 ` Real OO Don Harrison
1996-03-22  0:00 ` Don Harrison
1996-03-22  0:00   ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-26  0:00     ` Don Harrison
1996-03-26  0:00       ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-29  0:00         ` Don Harrison
1996-03-27  0:00       ` Thomas Beale
1996-03-28  0:00         ` Don Harrison
1996-03-22  0:00   ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-27  0:00     ` Don Harrison
1996-03-27  0:00       ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-28  0:00         ` Jacob Gore
1996-04-04  0:00         ` Don Harrison
1996-04-04  0:00           ` Robb Nebbe
1996-04-04  0:00           ` Laurent Guerby
1996-04-04  0:00           ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-04  0:00           ` Tucker Taft
1996-04-04  0:00             ` Tucker Taft
1996-04-12  0:00               ` Don Harrison
1996-04-12  0:00             ` Don Harrison
1996-04-15  0:00               ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-19  0:00                 ` Don Harrison
1996-04-19  0:00                   ` Matt Kennel
1996-04-20  0:00                     ` Bob Hathaway
1996-04-23  0:00                     ` Don Harrison
1996-03-23  0:00   ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-03-26  0:00     ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-04-04  0:00       ` Don Harrison
1996-04-04  0:00         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-12  0:00           ` Don Harrison
1996-04-17  0:00             ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-19  0:00               ` Don Harrison
1996-04-19  0:00                 ` Multiple Dispatch in Ada 95 (Was Re: Real OO) Brian Rogoff
1996-04-21  0:00                   ` Brian Rogoff
1996-04-19  0:00                 ` Real OO Jon S Anthony
1996-04-23  0:00                   ` Don Harrison
1996-04-24  0:00                     ` Don Harrison
1996-04-29  0:00                     ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-30  0:00                       ` Robert Dewar
1996-04-30  0:00                         ` Amit Patel
1996-04-30  0:00                           ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-07  0:00                             ` Amit Patel
1996-05-01  0:00                           ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-05-01  0:00                             ` Colin James III (The Rt Rev'd)
1996-05-07  0:00                             ` Amit Patel
1996-04-30  0:00                         ` Robert A Duff
1996-04-30  0:00                           ` Amit Patel
1996-04-30  0:00                           ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-01  0:00                             ` Richard Bielak
1996-05-01  0:00                           ` Adam Beneschan
1996-05-02  0:00                             ` Ell
1996-05-01  0:00                         ` AdaWorks
1996-05-01  0:00                         ` Don Harrison
1996-05-01  0:00                           ` Don Harrison
1996-05-02  0:00                             ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-03  0:00                               ` Don Harrison
1996-05-03  0:00                                 ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-06  0:00                                   ` Don Harrison
1996-05-06  0:00                                     ` Robb Nebbe
1996-05-06  0:00                                     ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-01  0:00                           ` David Hopwood
1996-05-03  0:00                             ` Don Harrison
1996-05-02  0:00                           ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-03  0:00                             ` Don Harrison
1996-05-10  0:00                             ` Don Harrison
1996-05-08  0:00                         ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-03  0:00                       ` Don Harrison
1996-05-03  0:00                         ` Dave Fitch
1996-05-07  0:00                         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-30  0:00                     ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-04-30  0:00                     ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-01  0:00                       ` Matt Kennel
1996-05-03  0:00                         ` Don Harrison
1996-05-02  0:00                       ` Don Harrison
1996-05-02  0:00                         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-03  0:00                           ` Don Harrison
1996-05-06  0:00                             ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-02  0:00                         ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-05-06  0:00                         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-06  0:00                       ` Don Harrison
1996-05-06  0:00                         ` Don Harrison
1996-05-07  0:00                         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-13  0:00                           ` Don Harrison
1996-05-09  0:00                         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-19  0:00                 ` Multiple Dispatch in Ada 95 (Was Re: Real OO) Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-20  0:00                 ` Brian Rogoff
1996-04-21  0:00                   ` Robert A Duff
1996-04-24  0:00                 ` Real OO Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-01  0:00                   ` Matt Kennel
1996-05-02  0:00                     ` Don Harrison
1996-05-07  0:00                   ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-08  0:00                   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-09  0:00                   ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-30  0:00                 ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-08  0:00                   ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-10  0:00                   ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-30  0:00                 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-03  0:00                   ` Don Harrison
1996-05-07  0:00                     ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-02  0:00                 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-06  0:00                 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-08  0:00         ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-04-08  0:00           ` Robert A Duff
1996-04-09  0:00             ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-04-10  0:00           ` Don Harrison
1996-04-11  0:00           ` Jacob Gore
1996-04-12  0:00           ` Don Harrison
1996-04-12  0:00             ` Matt Kennel
1996-04-15  0:00               ` Don Harrison
1996-04-12  0:00             ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-13  0:00               ` Robert A Duff
1996-04-16  0:00             ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-12  0:00           ` Don Harrison
1996-04-12  0:00             ` Jacob Gore
1996-04-16  0:00               ` Don Harrison
1996-04-09  0:00         ` Jon S Anthony
1996-04-09  0:00         ` Valery CROIZIER
1996-04-09  0:00       ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-02  0:00       ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-05  0:00         ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-05  0:00           ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-06  0:00         ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-05-07  0:00           ` Ada terminology (was Re: Real OO) David Hopwood
1996-05-07  0:00             ` Tucker Taft
1996-05-07  0:00               ` The Right Reverend Colin James III
1996-05-08  0:00               ` bill.williams
1996-05-07  0:00             ` Dave Jones
1996-05-07  0:00             ` The Right Reverend Colin James III
1996-05-07  0:00           ` Real OO Don Harrison
1996-05-07  0:00             ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-08  0:00               ` Don Harrison
1996-05-08  0:00             ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-05-08  0:00               ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-10  0:00                 ` Matt Kennel
1996-05-10  0:00                   ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-14  0:00                     ` Matt Kennel
1996-05-15  0:00                       ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-07  0:00         ` Amit Patel
1996-05-07  0:00           ` The Right Reverend Colin James III
1996-05-08  0:00           ` Don Harrison
1996-05-08  0:00             ` Juergen Schlegelmilch
     [not found]               ` <Dr4538.D27@assip.csasyd.oz>
1996-05-09  0:00                 ` Juergen Schlegelmilch
1996-05-09  0:00                 ` Richard Riehle
1996-05-10  0:00                   ` Tucker Taft
1996-05-13  0:00                     ` Don Harrison
1996-05-13  0:00                       ` Tucker Taft
1996-05-14  0:00                         ` Don Harrison
1996-05-14  0:00                           ` Steve Tynor
1996-05-14  0:00                             ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-15  0:00                             ` Don Harrison
1996-05-14  0:00                           ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-15  0:00                           ` Steve Tynor
1996-05-15  0:00                             ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-16  0:00                           ` James McKim
1996-05-18  0:00                             ` Matt Kennel
1996-05-20  0:00                               ` James McKim
1996-05-22  0:00                                 ` Matt Kennel
1996-05-14  0:00                         ` Roger Browne
1996-05-14  0:00                         ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-15  0:00                         ` Alexander Kjeldaas
1996-05-15  0:00                         ` Steve Tynor
1996-05-19  0:00                         ` Piercarlo Grandi
1996-05-14  0:00                   ` James McKim
1996-05-15  0:00                     ` Juergen Schlegelmilch
1996-05-20  0:00               ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-07  0:00       ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-05-09  0:00         ` Don Harrison
1996-05-09  0:00           ` Jon S Anthony
1996-05-09  0:00           ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-04-02  0:00     ` Detecting type mismatch at compile time (was Re: Real OO) Robert I. Eachus
1996-04-03  0:00       ` Richard Bielak
1996-04-04  0:00       ` Don Harrison
1996-03-28  0:00   ` Real OO Joachim Durchholz
1996-03-29  0:00     ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-03-30  0:00       ` John G. Volan
1996-03-26  0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1996-03-29  0:00 ` Joachim Durchholz
1996-04-04  0:00   ` Don Harrison
1996-04-04  0:00     ` Dominique Colnet
1996-04-04  0:00     ` Steve Tynor
1996-04-08  0:00       ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-04-09  0:00         ` Matt Kennel
1996-04-08  0:00     ` Matt Kennel
1996-04-09  0:00       ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-04-09  0:00     ` Robert C. Martin
1996-04-10  0:00     ` J. Kanze
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