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The complaint:
http://www.politechbot.com/docs/annoy.complaint.020906.pdf

News coverage:
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6037439.html

Previous Politech message:
http://www.politechbot.com/2006/01/12/new-law-targets/

The prohibition in the new law:
"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."

-Declan

Posted by Declan McCullagh on Feb 09, 2006 in category free-speech

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