Messages in this thread | | | From | jstanton@/etc/HOSTNAME (Jeffrey D. Stanton) | Subject | Re: clearing memory | Date | 5 Apr 1996 22:21:44 GMT |
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Kevin M Bealer (kmb203@psu.edu) wrote: : On Mon, 1 Apr 1996, Drew Eckhardt wrote:
: > -- : > By using this line in your .sig, you violate 18 USC 1462, committing a class D : > felony, good for up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine: : > Planned Parenthood provides information on abortions.
: why, and what is 18 USC 1462?
This is the now-famous "Communications Decency Act," part of the Telecommunications Bill which was recently signed into law. Among other things, the bill prohibits discussion of abortion on the Internet. This is something of a grey area, since a Phila. judge recently filed an injunction against the law. Your taxpayer dollars at work...
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