It is now illegal to “Annoy”: Flame Anonymously? GO TO JAIL

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That’s the interpetation of a law Bush signed last Thursday, of Declan McCullagh at CNet.

There are various discussions going on about just what this law, that is supposed to protect against cyberstalking, covers:

Boing Boing, Concurring Opinons, Atrios, Garance Franke-Ruta at The Prospect, Metafilter, Bayosphere, Jeff Jarvis, Dan Rubin.

Read the text of the law at Thomas.gov

Feel free to send more links and thoughts along.

4 thoughts on “It is now illegal to “Annoy”: Flame Anonymously? GO TO JAIL”

  1. You have got to be kidding me right?

    I’m reading differing opinions on what this thing means. I’d really like to get confirmation that it’s indeed referring to journals, and blogs, etc.

    If this is true, it’s clearly a violation of free speech.

    And if this is true, Canada is starting to look better and better.

    Why don’t they just start chipping everyone with RFID and camera’s and get it over with?

    Disgusting!

  2. Karl,

    Ok, I got a handle on this thing now. Here’s the link to the law as it’s been amended. (Page 54)

    http://www.fcc.gov/Reports/1934new.pdf

    And yup, it’s slimny.

    They tapped it onto the Telecommunication of 1934. Section 223 has to have been writing to squash free speech.

    If I hadn’t updated today I’d be laying into this thing big time.

    Now the next question is, how in the blue hell do they think they’re going to enforce this?

    Peace

    – Neo

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