Gosh, what if my intent was only to anonymously mildy perturb, but I
accidently annoyed instead?
Bruce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walt Wayman
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:09 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Don't be annoying!
>
>
> I posted a link to this quaint bit of gummint foolishness
> mostly for its entertainment value. It really doesn't bother
> me much at all. If you read it closely, you will see that it
> only prohibits annonymous annnoying. As long as the annoyer
> identifies himself (or herself) to the annoyee, no problem.
>
> The act says, in pertinent part: "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."
>
> Personally, if I have "intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or
> harass any person," I want to make damn sure they know it's
> me doing it, so this will have no effect on me and will not
> affect how annoying I am -- for instance, like deliberately
> using both "effect" and "affect" correctly in the same
> sentence just to show off. :-)
>
> Walt
>
> --
> "Anything more than 500 yards from
> the car just isn't photogenic." --
> Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: hiwayman@xxxxxxx (Walt Wayman)
> > Big Brother wants us all to be nice.
> >
> >
> http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance%>
2C+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-60
> > 22491.html
> >
> > I feel so much safer now.
> >
> > Walt
> >
> > --
> > "Anything more than 500 yards from
> > the car just isn't photogenic." --
> > Edward Weston
> > ==============================================
> > List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
> > List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> > ==============================================
>
>
> ==============================================
> List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
> List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> ==============================================
>
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|