[TNham] Questionable bills being introduced

Wed, 7 May 2003 17:59:42 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks, this is the type of info that I am looking
for.  Does anyone know of any other problems?  This
bill seems to be very broad and to cover anything the
"service provider" can dig up. As ham radio operators
and experimenters, we might legally have in our
possession equipment and software, etc that could be
deemed  illegal, just because you have it, not
necessarily because it was used.  Am I correct or
confused?

--- Perry Ogletree <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here is an example of how the bills could affect
> you.  Under the provisions
> of the bill, Internet "firewalls" and privacy
> shields could be considered
> illegal.  Also, if you have a broadband router, to
> allow several PC's to
> share the Internet, that would/could be illegal. 
> The most "dangerous"
> provision is the restriction of books, magazines,
> etc. that provide
> technical information that, in the "service
> providers" opinion, could be
> used for a purpose deemed illegal.  Lastly, the bill
> goes well beyond normal
> legislation to provide for "service providers" civil
> judgment awards before
> guilt or innocence is determined.  This is a move to
> "starve out" anyone
> charged under the bills and prevent them from
> mounting their best defense.
> In the end, Federal preemption may make portions of
> these bills moot.
> However, that is no excuse for poor, flawed
> legislation to be allowed to
> stand.
> 
> Perry AFA2NQ/K4PWO
> C.B.E.T.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dewayne Siddon" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:59 AM
> Subject: RE: [TNham] Questionable bills being
> introduced
> 
> 
> > Would anyone like to comment on how these bills
> affect the future of
> amateur
> > radio?.  The bills seem to be designed to protect
> the interests of Cell
> > phone providers.  Some of the provisions could
> affect the experimentation
> > aspects and other aspects of amateur radio. Some
> discussion might be
> helpful
> > for the group to understand how these bills are
> bad for ham radio.  They
> can
> > then be better prepared when talking with
> legislators.
> >
> > Dewayne Siddon
> >
>
http://groups.yahoo.com/Emergency-Dept-Nurse-Managers/
> > http://www.ScenicCitiesENA.org
> >
> > Amateur Radio Station  KE4IDH
> > Echolink Node 46248
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of Ed
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:02 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [TNham] Questionable bills being
> introduced
> >
> >
> > Don't know if you all are aware of these bills but
> it bears a look see.
> > Please go to following link. www.meters.org. I
> urge you to contact your
> > legislator.
> >
> > ED YEARY W4TEY
> > 325 CUMBERLAND DRIVE
> > HARROGATE, TN. 37752-6942
> >
> >
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