American EP Members beware!

[Mikey_]

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.

nice eh? hello. my name is Michael. and you are all stupid. oh no i'm gonna go to jail!

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[Anonymous]

"buried in violence against women act"?

FUCKING CONGRESS!!!

[Sprung]

I called the cops. I told them to go to New York and arrest Mike.

They said they would get right on it.

[Mikey_]

I called the cops. I told them to go to New York and arrest Mike.

They said they would get right on it.

thats ok. i'll just send them off with donuts and coffee. i'll get you back though sprung

[Cyberxion]

The point of that Mikey, was that....the cops are not going to come arrest you for something you said on the internet, see? No? Neither did I. I'm just making that up and hoping that was what he was on about.

[Mikey_]

hmmm. i'm fairly sure sprung meant to make a joke and not an actual point

[Sprung]

I was planning to impersonate the cops, and get the donuts.

FOILED AGAIN!

[Mikey_]

I was planning to impersonate the cops, and get the donuts.

FOILED AGAIN!

it is pretty ridiculous though. how will this even be enforced? i doubt it will.

[Hijuda]

If it is enforced, I think we'll be seeing a lot more 8-year old children in jail. Awesome.

[Evans]

Oh oh! I'm done for!

[Hijuda]

We're all done for. I suggest we hide in the internet.

[Mikey_]

you all can hide at my place. i'll supply the donuts and evans can make some coffee to fend off the coppers. and sprung.

[Cyberxion]

hmmm. i'm fairly sure sprung meant to make a joke and not an actual point

I know. I was trying to do the same. I failed. Now I'm leaving EP FOREVER!

[Mikey_]

I know. I was trying to do the same. I failed. Now I'm leaving EP FOREVER!

noooooo!!!! ok i get your point about the topic you tried to make cyber there. now stay.

[Cyberxion]

noooooo!!!! ok i get your point about the topic you tried to make cyber there. now stay.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Okay. Hey, still, ya really think that this is gonna stick? That's a rhetorical thingy, that's all. I'm just wondering, y'know?