TeGGeR® wrote:
> 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?
>
>

I've never seen Terry and Ronald McDonald at the same time -- maybe it
is one of those Superman things...

Annoying can mean too many things, imo. Life's too short so I'm not
gonna worry about it.

(If this becomes law I think I'm going after all the other users of my
service provider, since they are annoying me when my connection becomes
slow when they start using their internet connection....

Remco (ehhh.. - I mean John)




>
>
> 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>
> >
> >