🚀 go-pugleaf

Morton Goldmacher (alchemy@interlog.com) wrote:
: There are several critical differences.  First, E-mail is a private
: communication  transmitted from person to person, it does not have a
: public aspect which would allow the process to be characterized as

What about a mailing list, is that considered to be private 
communication? It could be said to be person to person though...

: publication.  Although it may be illegal for one person to E-mail an
: offensive document to another, the internet provider is not complicit
: in the act of knowingly disseminating offensive material.  If the
: internet provider becomes aware of the E-mail transmissions and
: willfully tolerates the practise it may risk some exposure to criminal
: liability.

Well, how can iStar knowingly allow some hate newsgroups to remain, after 
it seems they have done a search of newsgroups to remove illegal 
material? 

: The discontinued newsgroups are created and maintained for the purpose
: of publishing images and text which are likely to offend the criminal
: code.  Their reason for being is an illegal one.  E-mail, on the other
: hand, is not restricted to any particular  content.

Actually, I could post all my Fruit Jello recipies to that newsgroup, a 
FAQ or charter does not restrict me. Notice all the garbage in most 
newsgroups? Perfect example of fruitless restrictions. If we created a 
newsgroup that was called alt.jello and a charter about jello recipies 
and all we did was post illegal material, would it not be illegal?

[...]

Thanks for your clarifications... I'm not a lawyer, but this subject is 
quite interesting and far reaching..

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