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3 total messages Started by farpoint Mon, 25 Feb 2002 14:23

#1029

Author: farpoint
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 14:23

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from mediacom's AUP:

The Service May Not Be Used to Access or Disseminate Offensive Materials

The Service may not be used directly or indirectly to access, download,
store, post or disseminate offensive or seditious materials, including,
without limitation, obscene, pornographic, indecent or hateful materials or
materials constituting or encouraging conduct that violates any law,
regulation or order.



would this mean i would be in violation if i were to access
alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.* ???

Re: tell me i'm wrong....

#1030

Author: John Hascall
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 18:30

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farpoint <that.man@farpoint.org> wrote:
>from mediacom's AUP:
>The Service May Not Be Used to Access or Disseminate Offensive Materials

>The Service may not be used directly or indirectly to access, download,
>store, post or disseminate offensive or seditious materials, including,
>without limitation, obscene, pornographic, indecent or hateful materials or
>materials constituting or encouraging conduct that violates any law,
>regulation or order.

>would this mean i would be in violation if i were to access
>alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.* ???

  IANAL, but yes, it would seem so.

  Apparently so would suggesting that it is unlikely
  to get a ticket if you drive 66 in a 65 mph zone.

  May I suggest getting an ISP that isn't run by a
  bunch of dickheads?  (oops, you probably can't
  read this either, sorry)

John
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Re: tell me i'm wrong....

#1031

Author: Paul Newhouse
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:16

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In article <fNre8.23113$dK1.88900@rwcrnsc54>,
	"farpoint" <that.man@farpoint.org> writes:
> from mediacom's AUP:
> 
> The Service May Not Be Used to Access or Disseminate Offensive Materials
> 
> The Service may not be used directly or indirectly to access, download,
> store, post or disseminate offensive or seditious materials, including,
> without limitation, obscene, pornographic, indecent or hateful materials or
> materials constituting or encouraging conduct that violates any law,
> regulation or order.
> 
> 
> 
> would this mean i would be in violation if i were to access
> alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.* ???

From where?  If it's being offered on their newserver what would be their
complaint?  "We offer it to our customers ... unless it's illegal then
they are guilty and we are innocent"?????  Providers are blameless and
consumers are guilty?  I love the "constituting or encouraging conduct 
that violates any law" part; I know it was a picture of Monopoly money 
your honor, but I just felt this overwhelming encouragement to go out and
rob that bank.

Paul

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