Problem with this is that you and I are in Canada. The law does not cover
us. We can annoy anyone we want anytime.

I think I'll start right away: Hey Terry, your shoes look funny. Are they
hand-me-downs from Ronald McDonald?




r2000swler@hotmail.com wrote in
news:1136886689.326258.78040@g43g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:

> While I am sure that the courts will toss this, I don't have deep
> enough pockets
> to even think about risking mere arrest. The court costs would destroy
> me. Call
> me a coward, but this group is at best "fun".
>
> At the very least I am sure my mispellings will "annoy" someone.
>
> I don't know exactly when this law takes effect, most laws become
> effective
> 45 days after the POTUS signs them.
>
> Have fun, keep safe and I have enjoyed my time here.
> I have learned a lot and hope that my comments hav helped at least a
> few people
> solve thier particular nightmare.
>
> Terry
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -- Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.
>
> It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a
> prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying
> e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.
>
> In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a
> blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for
> small favors, I guess.
>
> This ridiculous prohibition, which would likely imperil much of
> Usenet, is buried in the so-called Violence Against Women and
> Department of Justice Reauthorization Act. Criminal penalties include
> stiff fines and two years in prison.
>
> "The use of the word 'annoy' is particularly problematic," says Marv
> Johnson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union.
> "What's annoying to one person may not be annoying to someone else."
>
> <http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-anno...10-1028_3-6022
> 491.html?part=rss&tag=6022491&subj=news>
>
>