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> [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org] On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 2:25 PM
> To: lbo-talk
> Subject: [lbo-talk] anonymous flaming now a federal crime
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> <http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance%2C+go+to+jail/2010-
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> Perspective: Create an e-annoyance, go to jail By Declan McCullagh
> Published: January 9, 2006, 4:00 AM PST
>
> 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 principle, censorship is bad, of course, but given the current level of cyber-trolling and the amount of really ugly, usually right-wing venom these trolls post anonymnously - I would not shed many tears if this was actually enforced and some of those ditto heads got their ass kicked really good.
Same thing with freedom of the press - good in principle when press is genuinely free, but not so good is press is already enslaved by magnates and corporation.
Wijtek