[Boatanchors] a warning in good faith

[Albert LaFrance]

I vaguely recall reading (I think it was in an old NRI training text) that
the original goal of the Act was to prohibit the unauthorized publication of
news stories that were radioed to oceangoing passenger liners for use in
preparing the ships' daily newspapers.

Albert LaFrance

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <W4AWM at aol.com>
To: <gswynar at durham.net>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] a warning in good faith


> As my rapidly failing memory serves me, there was something in the
> Communications Act of 1934 and I believe subsequent amendments to that act
concerning
> secrecy of communications. Basically and loosley, it states that one is
not
> supposed to disclose the content of communications unless such
communications are
> designated for public dissemination, i.e.: broadcasting. Obviously, this
is
> violated every day.
>
> 73,
>
> John,  W4AWM