13th January 2006, 10:15 AM
http://www.footballfansfortruth.us/archives/001318.html
According to this VERY obscure thing, it would appear no, this isn't entirely accurate. It seems this law is based entirely on the need to prevent stalking using "VOIP", or basically over the internet phone services to harrass people. Due to the nature of a VOIP, the FCC can't regulate it in the same way that normal phones are regulated. That's fine, but at the same time a stalker might be able to get away with telephone harrassment, so they passed this law to prevent that. I have no issues with the law if that is it's intent and usage.
Message boarding is safe, if THIS article is to be believed, and considering the substantial links to official statements concerning the law, I do in fact lean towards this interpretation.
According to this VERY obscure thing, it would appear no, this isn't entirely accurate. It seems this law is based entirely on the need to prevent stalking using "VOIP", or basically over the internet phone services to harrass people. Due to the nature of a VOIP, the FCC can't regulate it in the same way that normal phones are regulated. That's fine, but at the same time a stalker might be able to get away with telephone harrassment, so they passed this law to prevent that. I have no issues with the law if that is it's intent and usage.
Message boarding is safe, if THIS article is to be believed, and considering the substantial links to official statements concerning the law, I do in fact lean towards this interpretation.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)