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Article #381Blue Box Legalities
From: phil
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1986 04:34
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1986 04:34
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In some states (California being the one I know) possession of a blue boxe or plans for a blue box is illegal (502.7 California Penal Code). Actually, this generalizes to any scheme or device to avoid payment of toll charges. But hasn't telecom digest gone through this subject already? ... Phil [Telecom occasionally re-hashes old subjects. If you read 502.7 closely, you will note that with regards to PLANS, only possession for sale, advertisement of, transfer of or offer of are criminal acts. Mere possession (for "educational purposes", no doubt) is not covered. -Elmo]
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!decvax!decwrl!ucbvax!titan.arc.nasa.gov!phil From: phil@titan.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.telecom Subject: Blue Box Legalities Message-ID: <8607140434.AA18851@titan.arc.nasa.gov> Date: Mon, 14-Jul-86 00:34:56 EDT Article-I.D.: titan.8607140434.AA18851 Posted: Mon Jul 14 00:34:56 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 23-Jul-86 00:37:09 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 13 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu