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Old January 9th, 2006   #1 (permalink)
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This was linked by BoingBoing today...I am wondering how this would be used. Jail time for a flame post!?!

So is "you really annoy me" now a threat or an indictable offense?

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A new federal law states that when you annoy someone on the Internet, you must disclose your identity. Here's the relevant language.

"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."
http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-anno...2491&subj=news
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Default Re: post polite or go to US jail?

not an indictable offense as long as you know who i am. seems like kind of an odd law. especially when there are far greater problem with the net than flamers.
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Of all the issues with the web, this is where our fearless leaders choose to direct their attention, to writing laws that are so vague and bizarre that they technically criminalize much of daily webforum use in the US?

Your tax dollars at work once again, making the world safe from the tyranny of sanity.
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It is only by threat of jail time that I maintain my impeccable manners online. I'm not in any hurry to end up with a roomate named Donna.
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Default Re: post polite or go to US jail?

Sounds like a law to combat spam and cyber stalking, but obvously not much thought went into wording or how it would theoretically impact other web mediums and uses.
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Yeah welll you guys all suck...

sorry... could not resist.
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This is what the "Moral Majority" in this country comes up with, while behind the sences they are the most corrupt motherf'ers in history.
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Humm, that was annoying, and your full name isn't there, and the Nutmeg State is in the US, and annoys me (at least your skill-less drivers do) so... you're going down, buddy.

Fran--you were polite before it was required by law.

I was secretly hoping one of you would show me how I had just misread that article, that this isn't really part of United States law.
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I'm just glad that I don't live in the US then
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Good thing this is a Canadian based web site
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